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COVID-19: 59 more deaths and further cases confirmed in Tipperary

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59 more people have died here in the past 24 hours from Covid-19.

The latest figures show 229 new cases of the virus have also been confirmed.

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It means the total death toll now stands at 1,159 while the overall number of cases is 19,877.

Meanwhile, in Tipperary, there have been six further cases confirmed, bringing the Premier County’s total to 370.

This evening’s statement from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre can be read in full below:

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 59 people with COVID-19 have died, of which 45 were laboratory confirmed.

There have now been a total of 1,159* COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

Breakdown of the 946 lab confirmed deaths

 446 (47%) were hospitalised
  • 56 (5.8%) were admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICU) (1 death was denotified)
  • 816 (86%) were reported to have had underlying health conditions
  • there were 504 (53%) male and 442 (47%) female
  • the median age was 83
  • the mean age was 81

Breakdown of the 358 cases admitted to ICU

Total admissions 358 100%
People who had underlying conditions 296 83%
Remaining in ICU 141 39.4%
Discharged from ICU 162 42%
Deaths 55 15.4%

*the median age was 60.

Breakdown of the situation in community residential and nursing home settings

 there were 362 clusters in community residential settings, 218 of which were in nursing homes
  • there were 4155 cases in community residential settings, 3277 of which were in nursing homes
  • 335 people were admitted to hospital from community residential settings, 225 of whom came from nursing homes
  • 680 people have died in community residential settings (including probably deaths), 579 of whom were in nursing homes

Update on testing

 in the past 7 days (Monday 20 – Monday 27 April 2020) – 41470 tests have been carried out.
  • of the 41470 tests, 5355 (12.9%) resulted in positives
  • a total of 153,954 tests have been carried out in Ireland so far
  • current lab capacity is for 60,000 tests per week. By the end of this week, that figure will reach 70,000. By mid-May, that figure will reach 100,000 per week. An average of 4,000 tests per day (28,000) per week are currently being referred.

As of 11am Tuesday 28th April, the HPSC has been notified of 229 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 19,877 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

The HSE is working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.

As of midnight Monday 27 April, 153,054 tests have been carried out. Over the past week, 41,470 tests were carried out and of these 5,335 were positive, giving a positivity rate of 12.9%.

The National Public Health Emergency Team met today (Tuesday 28 April) to determine a phased, risk-based, public health approach to inform any change to measures currently in place. It will continue to review evidence to enable the Minister for Health to make formal recommendations to Government over the coming days.

Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said: “While there are many facets to Ireland’s approach to managing the impact of COVID-19, NPHET’s primary responsibility is to consider the impact on the public’s health and to advise on measures that can limit that impact.”

Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 2 deaths. The figure of 1,159 deaths reflects this.

Cases as at Sunday 26th April (19,383 cases)

 The data reveals:
  • 58% are female and 42% are male
  • the median age of confirmed cases is 49 years
  • 2,638 cases (14%) have been hospitalised
  • of those hospitalised, 358 cases have been admitted to ICU
  • 5,414 cases are associated with healthcare workers
  • Dublin has the highest number of cases at 9,624 (50% of all cases) followed by Kildare with 1,147 cases (6%) and then Cork with 1,126 cases (6%)
  • of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 63%, close contact accounts for 33%, travel abroad accounts for 3%

Hospital statistics

Total number of cases 19,383
Total number hospitalised 2,638
Total number admitted to ICU 358
Total number of deaths 924
Total number of healthcare workers 5,414
Number clusters notified 608
Cases associated with clusters 5,572
Median age 49

*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 26 April

Gender of patients

Gender Number % of Total
Female 11,179 57.7
Male 8,152 42.1
Unknown 52 0.3
Total 19,383

*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 26 April

Age range affected

Age Group Number % of Total
<1 33 0.2
1 – 4 64 0.3
5 – 14 193 1
15 – 24 1,262 6.5
25 – 34 3,096 16
35 – 44 3,319 17.1
45 – 54 3,567 18.4
55 – 64 2,586 13.3
65+ 5,239 27
Unknown 24 0.1

*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 26 April

How COVID-19 is spreading

Community transmission 63%
Close contact with confirmed case 34%
Travel Abroad 3%

*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 26 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 14 0.5
5 – 14 8 0.3
15 – 24 54 2
25 – 34 159 6
35 – 44 228 8.6
45 – 54 353 13.4
55 – 64 401 15.2
65+ 1418 53.8
Unknown 3 0.1

*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 26 April

Cases by county

Carlow 93 0.5%
Cavan 627 3.2%
Clare 229 1.2%
Cork 1126 5.8%
Donegal 453 2.3%
Dublin 9624 49.7%
Galway 332 1.7%
Kerry 288 1.5%
Kildare 1147 5.9%
Kilkenny 233 1.2%
Laois 212 1.1%
Leitrim 67 0.3%
Limerick 518 2.7%
Longford 135 0.7%
Louth 640 3.3%
Mayo 466 2.4%
Meath 638 3.3%
Monaghan 385 2%
Offaly 236 1.2%
Roscommon 141 0.7%
Sligo 117 0.6%
Tipperary 370 1.9%
Waterford 138 0.7%
Westmeath 448 2.3%
Wexford 162 0.8%
Wicklow 558 2.9%

*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 26 April

≤ means ‘less than or equal to’.

 

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