A further 23 people have died here from Covid-19.
211 more cases of the virus have also been diagnosed.
It means the total number of deaths now stands at 1,339, while there are 21,983 total cases.
In Tipperary, 7 more cases have been confirmed, bringing the total for the county to 486.
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan says a large number of deaths have occurred in residential care facilities:
“Of lab-confirmed and probable combined deaths in residential care facilities, we have a total of 819 – that’s 61% of the total 1,339 reported and notified deaths that have occurred so far.
“706 of those, or 52.7%, are in association with nursing homes.”
This evening’s full statement reads as follows:
The latest news as of 5.30pm on Tuesday 5 May 2020
23 new deaths and 211 new cases confirmed
- the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has been notified that 23 people diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland have died – bringing the total deaths to 1,339
- 211 additional cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Ireland
- there are now 21,983 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland
Breakdown of the 1339 deaths
- 542 occurred in hospital (45.5%)
- 62 occurred in Intensive Care Units (4.9%)
- 1147 were reported as having underlying health conditions
- 683 male and 653 female
- the median age was 84
- the mean age was 82
Update on testing
As of midnight Monday 4 May, 214,761 tests have been carried out.
Over the past week, 61,707 tests were carried out and of these 2,280 were positive, giving a positivity rate of 3.7%.
The capacity for testing now stands at approximately 84,000.
Update on the situation in community residential settings and nursing homes
- 394 clusters have been identified in community residential settings; 229 of which were in nursing homes
- 5174 cases have been identified in community residential settings; 4108 of which were in nursing homes
- there have been 819 COVID-19-related deaths in community residential settings; 706 of which were in nursing homes
Hospital statistics
Total number of cases | 21,659 | |
Total number hospitalised | 2,879 | |
Total number admitted to ICU | 369 | |
Total number of deaths | 1,099 | |
Total number of healthcare workers | 6,293 | |
Number clusters notified | 706 | |
Cases associated with clusters | 7,179 | |
Median age | 49 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 3 May.
Gender of patients
Gender | Number | % of Total |
Female | 12446 | 57.5 |
Male | 9151 | 42.3 |
Unknown | 62 | 0.3 |
Total | 21659 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 3 May.
Age range affected
Age Group | Number | % of Total |
<1 | 39 | 0.2 |
1 – 4 | 72 | 0.3 |
5 – 14 | 230 | 1.1 |
15 – 24 | 1475 | 6.8 |
25 – 34 | 3496 | 16.1 |
35 – 44 | 3714 | 17.1 |
45 – 54 | 3956 | 18.3 |
55 – 64 | 2843 | 13.1 |
65+ | 5810 | 26.8 |
Unknown | 24 | 0.1 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 3 May.
How COVID-19 is spreading
Community transmission | 62% |
Close contact with confirmed case | 35% |
Travel Abroad | 3% |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 3 May.
Note:
In the event that a person tests positive for COVID-19 and hasn’t been abroad or had contact with another confirmed case in Ireland, that’s known as community transmission.
In the event that a person who tests positive for COVID-19 can be linked to another confirmed case in Ireland, that’s known as local transmission.
Hospitalised cases by age group
Age range | Number of cases | Percentage of total |
<5 | 18 | 0.6 |
5 – 14 | 13 | 0.5 |
15 – 24 | 59 | 2 |
25 – 34 | 179 | 6.2 |
35 – 44 | 240 | 8.3 |
45 – 54 | 389 | 13.5 |
55 – 64 | 424 | 14.7 |
65+ | 1555 | 54 |
Unknown | 2 | 0.1 |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 3 May.
Cases by county
Carlow | 127 | 0.6% |
Cavan | 694 | 3.2% |
Clare | 249 | 1.1% |
Cork | 1177 | 5.4% |
Donegal | 466 | 2.2% |
Dublin | 10670 | 49.3% |
Galway | 369 | 1.7% |
Kerry | 301 | 1.4% |
Kildare | 1280 | 5.9% |
Kilkenny | 258 | 1.2% |
Laois | 238 | 1.1% |
Leitrim | 70 | 0.3% |
Limerick | 585 | 2.7% |
Longford | 235 | 1.1% |
Louth | 685 | 3.2% |
Mayo | 510 | 2.4% |
Meath | 717 | 3.3% |
Monaghan | 429 | 2% |
Offaly | 317 | 1.5% |
Roscommon | 181 | 0.8% |
Sligo | 120 | 0.6% |
Tipperary | 486 | 2.2% |
Waterford | 139 | 0.6% |
Westmeath | 547 | 2.5% |
Wexford | 184 | 0.8% |
Wicklow | 625 | 2.9% |
*All statistics measured at midnight on Sunday 3 May.