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An analysis of the 836 cases of COVID-19 in Ireland (as of Saturday 21 March 2020)
From Department of Health
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The National Public Health Emergency Team has done an analysis of the 712 cases notified as at midnight Saturday, 21 March 2020:
The data reveals:
Of those for whom transmission status is known:
Research conducted on behalf of the Department of Health shows that more than 93% of the population are washing their hands more often as a result of COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
The nationally representative online survey of 1,270 adults conducted today, and which will
be conducted twice weekly, reveals:
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| Total number of cases | 836 | |
| Total number hospitalised | 239 | |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 25 | |
| Total number of deaths | 6 | |
| Case fatality rate | 0.7 | |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 208 | |
| Number clusters notified | 37 | |
| Median age | 44 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 21 March.
| Gender | Number | % of Total |
| Female | 369 | 44 |
| Male | 460 | 55 |
| Unknown | 7 | 1 |
| Total | 836 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 21 March.
| Age Group | Number | % of Total |
| <1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 - 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 - 14 | 16 | 2 |
| 15 - 24 | 69 | 8 |
| 25 - 34 | 166 | 20 |
| 35 - 44 | 165 | 20 |
| 45 - 54 | 158 | 19 |
| 55 - 64 | 117 | 14 |
| 65+ | 139 | 17 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 836 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 21 March.
| Community transmission | 43% |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 24% |
| Travel Abroad | 33% |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 21 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 | 55 | 26% |
| No foreign travel | 133 | 64% |
| Under investigation | 20 | 10% |
| Total | 208 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 21 March.
| <5 | 2 | 1% |
| 5 - 14 | 2 | 1% |
| 15 - 24 | 14 | 6% |
| 25 - 34 | 31 | 13% |
| 35 - 44 | 26 | 11% |
| 45 - 54 | 42 | 18% |
| 55 - 64 | 37 | 16% |
| 65+ | 85 | 36% |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 21 March.
| Carlow | ≤5 | 0% |
| Cavan | ≤5 | 1% |
| Clare | 9 | 1% |
| Cork | 104 | 12% |
| Donegal | 8 | 1% |
| Dublin | 471 | 56% |
| Galway | 33 | 4% |
| Kerry | 12 | 1% |
| Kildare | 23 | 3% |
| Kilkenny | 15 | 2% |
| Laois | 6 | 1% |
| Leitrim | ≤5 | 0% |
| Limerick | 18 | 2% |
| Longford | ≤5 | 1% |
| Louth | 13 | 2% |
| Mayo | 6 | 1% |
| Meath | 13 | 2% |
| Monaghan | ≤5 | 0% |
| Offaly | 10 | 1% |
| Roscommon | ≤5 | 0% |
| Sligo | 8 | 1% |
| Tipperary | 20 | 2% |
| Waterford | 9 | 1% |
| Westmeath | 20 | 2% |
| Wexford | ≤5 | 0% |
| Wicklow | 22 | 3% |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 21 March.
≤ means 'less than or equal to'.