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Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Sunday 29th November 2020

Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Sunday 29th November 2020

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 2 additional deaths related to COVID-19.

There has been a total of 2,052 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight Saturday 28th November, the HPSC has been notified of 299 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 72,241 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. 

Of the cases notified today;

  • 158 are men / 141 are women
  • 67% are under 45 years of age
  • The median age is 34 years old
  • 94 are in Dublin, 41 in Donegal, 27 in Wicklow, 14 in Louth, 13 in Limerick and the remaining 110 cases are spread across 20 other counties.

 

As of 2pm today 257 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 30 are in ICU. 7 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 28 November 2020) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)

 

County

Today's cases (to midnight 28NOV2020)

14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population (15NOV2020 to 28NOV2020)

New Cases during last 14 days

(15NOV2020 to 28NOV2020)

Ireland

299

4,393

Donegal

41

350

Louth

14

238

Limerick

13

325

Kilkenny

11

131

Roscommon

<5

68

Dublin

94

1,405

Waterford

5

120

Meath

11

193

Tipperary

13

140

Longford

<5

35

Wicklow

27

120

Monaghan

<5

51

Mayo

5

105

Carlow

7

43

Cork

7

401

Clare

<5

81

Kildare

13

141

Cavan

<5

47

Sligo

<5

40

Offaly

5

46

Laois

<5

43

Kerry

<5

69

Westmeath

<5

40

Galway

11

115

Wexford

<5

39

Leitrim

0

7