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An analysis of the 4,916 cases of COVID-19 in Ireland (as of Saturday 4 April 2020)

From: Department of Health
Published on: 6 April 2020
Last updated on: 24 September 2020

Hospital statistics
Gender of patients
Age range affected
How COVID-19 is spreading
Hospitalised cases by age group
Cases by county

The data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, as of midnight, Saturday 4 April 2020 (4,916 cases), reveals:

46% are male and 54% are female, with 260 clusters involving 989 cases
the median age of confirmed cases is 49 years
1,265 cases (26%) have been hospitalised
of those hospitalised, 169 cases have been admitted to ICU
1,263 cases (26%) are associated with healthcare workers
Dublin has the highest number of cases at 2,692 (55% of all cases) followed by Cork with 362 cases (7%)
of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 65%, close contact accounts for 23%, travel abroad accounts for 12%

Hospital statistics

Total number of cases	4916
Total number hospitalised	1265
Total number admitted to ICU	169
Total number of deaths	167
Total number of healthcare workers	1263
Number clusters notified	260
Median age	49

All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 4 April.

Gender of patients

Gender	Number	% of Total
Female	2633	53.6
Male	2235	45.5
Unknown	48	1
Total	4916

All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 4 April.

Age range affected

Age Group	Number	% of Total
<1	11	0.2
1 - 4	13	0.3
5 - 14	36	0.7
15 - 24	287	5.8
25 - 34	820	16.7
35 - 44	902	18.3
45 - 54	907	18.4
55 - 64	697	14.2
65+	1229	25
Unknown	14	0.3

All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 4 April.

How COVID-19 is spreading

Community transmission	65%
Close contact with confirmed case	23%
Travel Abroad	12%

All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 4 April.

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.

Hospitalised cases by age group

Age range	Number of cases	Percentage of total
<5	3	0.2
5 - 14	7	0.6
15 - 24	35	2.8
25 - 34	93	7.4
35 - 44	111	8.8
45 - 54	188	14.9
55 - 64	191	15.1
65+	635	50.2
Unknown	2	0.2

All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 4 April.

Cases by county

Carlow	12	0.2%
Cavan	115	2.3%
Clare	60	1.2%
Cork	362	7.4%
Donegal	103	2.1%
Dublin	2692	54.8%
Galway	112	2.3%
Kerry	89	1.8%
Kildare	175	3.6%
Kilkenny	75	1.5%
Laois	25	0.5%
Leitrim	13	0.3%
Limerick	140	2.8%
Longford	21	0.4%
Louth	65	1.3%
Mayo	107	2.2%
Meath	141	2.9%
Monaghan	52	1.1%
Offaly	66	1.3%
Roscommon	18	0.4%
Sligo	28	0.6%
Tipperary	125	2.5%
Waterford	49	1%
Westmeath	107	2.2%
Wexford	21	0.4%
Wicklow	142	2.9%

All statistics measured at midnight on Saturday 4 April.

≤ means 'less than or equal to'.

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