A further 44 people are confirmed to have died from Covid-19 in the Republic.
388 new cases have also been confirmed today.
It now brings the death toll to 730 & the number of confirmed cases stands at 16,040.
In Tipperary, 6 new cases have been diagnosed, bringing the total figure for the county to 306.
Meanwhile, the Health Minister says that there’s some good news today – an analysis of Saturday’s figures show that of the 15,185 people diagnosed with the coronavirus, 9,233 had fully recovered.
The latest statement is below:
Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team – Tuesday 21 April
Published: 21 April 2020
From: Department of Health
44 new deaths and 388 new cases confirmed
- the HPSC has been notified that 44 people diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland have died, bringing the total to 730 deaths (1 death has been de-notified from earlier figures)
- 388 additional cases have been confirmed in Ireland
- there are now 16,040 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland
Location of deaths
| East of Ireland | 37 |
| West of Ireland | 2 |
| North-west of Ireland | 2 |
| South of Ireland | 3 |
Breakdown of the 44 deaths
- 26 females and 18 males
- the median age of the people who died was 87
- 33 people had underlying health conditions
There have now been 730 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
Breakdown of the 730 total COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland
- 363 (49.7%) deaths occurred in a hospital setting
- 47 (6.4%) occurred in Intensive Care Units (ICU)
- 396 males (54%) and 333 females (46%)
- the median age was 83
The following is the data from figures collected on Sunday 19 April 2020.
Hospital statistics
| Total number of cases | 15464 |
| Total number hospitalised | 2323 |
| Total number admitted to ICU | 315 |
| Total number of deaths | 719 |
| Total number of healthcare workers | 4180 |
| Number clusters notified | 491 |
| Cases associated with clusters | 3447 |
| Median age | 48 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 19 April 2020
Gender of patients
| Gender | Number | % of Total |
| Female | 8595 | 55.6 |
| Male | 6708 | 43.4 |
| Unknown | 149 | 1 |
| Total | 15464 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 19 April 2020
Age range affected
| Age Group | Number | % of Total |
| <1 | 29 | 0.2 |
| 1 – 4 | 54 | 0.3 |
| 5 – 14 | 162 | 1 |
| 15 – 24 | 1009 | 6.5 |
| 25 – 34 | 2580 | 16.7 |
| 35 – 44 | 2781 | 18 |
| 45 – 54 | 2972 | 19.2 |
| 55 – 64 | 2207 | 14.3 |
| 65+ | 3646 | 23.6 |
| Unknown | 24 | 0.2 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 19 April 2020
How COVID-19 is spreading
| Community transmission | 60% |
| Close contact with confirmed case | 35% |
| Travel Abroad | 5% |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 19 April 2020
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 | 13 | 0.6 |
| 5 – 14 | 8 | 0.3 |
| 15 – 24 | 51 | 2.2 |
| 25 – 34 | 147 | 6.3 |
| 35 – 44 | 194 | 8.4 |
| 45 – 54 | 326 | 14 |
| 55 – 64 | 356 | 15.3 |
| 65+ | 1226 | 52.8 |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.1 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 19 April 2020
Cases by county
| Carlow | 79 | 0.5% |
| Cavan | 403 | 2.6% |
| Clare | 164 | 1.1% |
| Cork | 1053 | 6.8% |
| Donegal | 392 | 2.5% |
| Dublin | 7781 | 50.3% |
| Galway | 294 | 1.9% |
| Kerry | 268 | 1.7% |
| Kildare | 822 | 5.3% |
| Kilkenny | 210 | 1.4% |
| Laois | 177 | 1.1% |
| Leitrim | 54 | 0.3% |
| Limerick | 409 | 2.6% |
| Longford | 94 | 0.6% |
| Louth | 469 | 3% |
| Mayo | 335 | 2.2% |
| Meath | 522 | 3.4% |
| Monaghan | 199 | 1.3% |
| Offaly | 195 | 1.3% |
| Roscommon | 91 | 0.6% |
| Sligo | 93 | 0.6% |
| Tipperary | 306 | 2% |
| Waterford | 117 | 0.8% |
| Westmeath | 377 | 2.4% |
| Wexford | 114 | 0.7% |
| Wicklow | 446 | 2.9% |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 19 April 2020
≤ means ‘less than or equal to’.
