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Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team 17th October

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 8 additional deaths related to COVID-19. Of these, 1 occurred in June, 2 in September and 5 in October.

There has been a total of 1,849 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight Friday, 16 October, the HPSC has been notified of 1,276 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 48,678 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. 

Of the cases notified today;

  • 644 are men / 631 are women
  • 69% are under 45 years of age
  • The median age is 31 years old
  • 278 in Dublin, 149 in Cork, 108 in Meath, 107 in Galway, 80 in Wexford, and the remaining 554 cases are spread across 21 counties.

As of 2pm today 260 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 30 are in ICU. 12 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.

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Today’s cases, 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population and new cases in last 14 days (as of midnight 14 October 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)

 

County

Today’s Cases

(to midnight 16/10/20)

14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population

(14 days to midnight 16/10/20)

 

New Cases during last 14 days

(14 days to midnight 16/10/20)

Five day moving average

NATIONAL

1,276

11,028

1,072

Cavan

27

578

Meath

108

878

112

Donegal

43

567

Monaghan

** (<5)

215

Clare

31

381

Sligo

15

199

19

Galway

107

678

Cork

149

256

1,390

Westmeath

41

224

Wexford

80

375

Limerick

76

452

Leitrim

** (<5)

70

Longford

18

87

Kildare

53

462

Dublin

278

2,719

Roscommon

9

129

Kerry

55

293

Louth

18

239

25

Offaly

38

139

12

Laois

13

128

12

Kilkenny

24

141

Mayo

16

131

171

Waterford

28

152

Carlow

5

66

Wicklow

26

146

Tipperary

16

149