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

28th April 2020

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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.

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%