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An analysis of the 438 cases of COVID-19 in Ireland (as of Wednesday 18 March 2020)
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The National Public Health Emergency Team has done an analysis of the 438 cases notified as at midnight Wednesday, 18 March 2020:
The latest data from HPSC reveals:
Of those for whom transmission status is known:
| Source: HSPC | Number of people | *% of total |
| Total number of cases | 438 | |
| Total number hospitalised | 140 | 32 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 12 | 3 |
| Total number deaths | 3 | 0.7 |
| Case fatality rate | 0.6 | |
| Total number healthcare workers | 114 | 26 |
| Number clusters notified | 27 | |
| Median age | 44 |
*All statistics measured at midnight, 18 March.
| Male | 241 | 55% |
| Female | 189 | 43% |
| Unknown | 7 | 2% |
| Total | 438 |
*All statistics measured at midnight, 18 March.
| Age group | Number of people | % of total |
| <1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 - 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 - 14 | 9 | 2 |
| 15 - 24 | 47 | 11 |
| 25 - 34 | 78 | 18 |
| 35 - 44 | 96 | 22 |
| 45 - 54 | 62 | 14 |
| 55 - 64 | 69 | 16 |
| 65+ | 75 | 17 |
| Total | 438 |
*All statistics measured at midnight, 18 March.
| Age group | Number of people | % of total |
| <5 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 - 14 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 - 24 | 9 | 8 |
| 25 - 34 | 16 | 15 |
| 35 - 44 | 15 | 14 |
| 45 - 54 | 11 | 10 |
| 55 - 64 | 23 | 21 |
| 65+ | 31 | 29 |
| Total | 108 |
| Transmission classification | % known | |
| Community transmission | 40 | |
| Contact with a confirmed case | 21 | |
| Travel abroad | 39 | |
| Under investigation | 96 |
*All statistics measured at midnight, 18 March.
Note:
In the event that a person tests positive for COVID-19 and hasn't been abroad or had contact with another confirmed case in Ireland, that's known as community transmission.
In the event that a person who tests positive for COVID-19 can be linked to another confirmed case in Ireland, that's known as local transmission.
| Travel related | 28 | 33% |
| No foreign travel | 55 | 65% |
| Under investigation | 1 | 1% |
| Total | 84 |
*All statistics measured at midnight, 18 March.
| County | Number of cases | % of total |
| Carlow | ≤ 5 | 1 |
| Cavan | ≤ 5 | 0 |
| Donegal | ≤ 5 | 1 |
| Laois | ≤ 5 | 1 |
| Leitrim | ≤ 5 | 0 |
| Longford | ≤ 5 | 0 |
| Mayo | ≤ 5 | 0 |
| Offaly | ≤ 5 | 1 |
| Roscommon | ≤ 5 | 0 |
| Sligo | ≤ 5 | 1 |
| Tipperary | ≤ 5 | 1 |
| Wexford | ≤ 5 | 0 |
| Clare | 7 | 2 |
| Kilkenny | 7 | 2 |
| Kerry | 7 | 2 |
| Waterford | 7 | 2 |
| Louth | 8 | 2 |
| Kildare | 9 | 2 |
| Meath | 11 | 3 |
| Westmeath | 12 | 3 |
| Galway | 14 | 3 |
| Wicklow | 15 | 3 |
| Limerick | 15 | 3 |
| Cork | 66 | 15 |
| Dublin | 225 | 51 |
| Travel | 11 | |
| Hospital | 5 | |
| Nursing Home | 3 | |
| Private house | 3 | |
| Extended family | 2 | |
| Workplace | 2 | |
| Under investigation | 1 | |
| Total | 27 |
*All statistics measured at midnight, 18 March.
< means 'less than'.
≤ means 'less than or equal to'.