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