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Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team

Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Saturday 28th November 2020

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 7 additional deaths related to COVID-19.

There has been a total of 2,050 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight Friday 27th November, the HPSC has been notified of 243 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 71,942 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. 

Of the cases notified today;

  • 137 are men / 104 are women
  • 71% are under 45 years of age
  • The median age is 32 years old
  • 91 in Dublin, 26 in Donegal, 18 in Cork, 16 in Waterford, 15 in Limerick, and the remaining 77 cases are spread across another 18 counties.

 

As of 2pm today 254 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 31 are in ICU. 20 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.

 

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 27 November 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)

 

County

Today's cases (to midnight 27NOV2020)

14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population (14NOV2020 to 27NOV2020)

New Cases during last 14 days

(14NOV2020 to 27NOV2020)

Ireland

243

4,464

Donegal

26

343

Louth

<5

247

Limerick

15

333

Kilkenny

10

125

Roscommon

6

78

Waterford

16

133

Dublin

91

1,430

Meath

<5

187

Longford

0

35

Tipperary

<5

129

Monaghan

<5

49

Mayo

5

104

Cork

18

411

Wicklow

5

105

Offaly

<5

57

Cavan

0

52

Carlow

<5

38

Clare

<5

79

Kildare

6

140

Sligo

<5

38

Westmeath

<5

50

Laois

<5

47

Kerry

6

79

Galway

14

119

Leitrim

0

10

Wexford

<5

46