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Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team

Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 6 additional deaths related to COVID-19.

There has been a total of 1,902 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight Wednesday 28th October, the HPSC has been notified of 866 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 60,297 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. 

Of the cases notified today:

  • 428 are men / 438 are women
  • 63% are under 45 years of age
  • The median age is 35 years old
  • 242 in Dublin, 166 in Cork, 56 in Donegal, 54 in Galway, 44 in Meath and the remaining 304 cases are spread across another 20 counties.

 

As of 2pm today 328 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 43 are in ICU. 15 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.

  1. COVID-19 that you self-isolate and phone your GP for further advice.”

“Self-isolate means stay in your room and avoid contact with other members of your household. Doing this will protect those you live with by interrupting the chain of transmission.”

“I again appeal to everyone to behave as though you are a close contact. Stay at home, other than for essential reasons.”

The COVID-19 Enhanced Illness Benefit payment is for workers and the self-employed who cannot work in the short term because they have been medically certified to self-isolate or are ill due to COVID-19. More details are available here.

The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.

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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 28 October 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)

 

County

Today’s cases

(to midnight 28OCT2020)

14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population

(15OCT2020 to 28OCT2020)

New Cases during last 14 days

(15OCT2020 to 28OCT2020)

IRELAND

866

13,907

Cavan

19

574

Meath

44

1,096

Westmeath

10

359

Sligo

7

263

Galway

54

915

Cork

166

1,799

Carlow

6

184

Donegal

56

505

Monaghan

6

190

Limerick

35

599

Louth

25

381

Kildare

32

647

Longford

5

115

Kerry

21

400

Wexford

29

387

Clare

20

303

Dublin

242

3,415

Mayo

10

322

Roscommon

<5

150

Laois

11

195

Waterford

24

265

Offaly

10

175

Leitrim

<5

56

Kilkenny

5

169

Wicklow

11

211

Tipperary

15

232