Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team

There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today.

There has been a total of 1,810 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight Saturday 3 October, the HPSC has been notified of 364 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 38,032 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

Of the cases notified today:

195 are men / 168 are women
74% are under 45 years of age
27% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
42 cases have been identified as community transmission
100 cases are in Dublin, 55 in Cork, 31 in Donegal, 24 in Limerick, 23 in Galway, 17 in Clare, 14 in Sligo, 13 in Roscommon, 10 in Kerry, 8 in Tipperary, 8 in Wicklow, 7 in Kildare, 6 in Kilkenny, 6 in Offaly, 5 in Cavan, 5 in Mayo, 5 in Meath, with the remaining 27 cases in 9 counties

The HSE is working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.

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

Hospital statistics

Total number of cases	37 668
Total number hospitalised	3 653
Total number admitted to ICU	474
Total number of deaths	1 557
Total number of healthcare workers	9 318
Number clusters notified	4 423
Cases associated with clusters	21 014

Gender of patients

Gender	Number of cases	Change since the day before
Female	20,622	293
Male	17,009	315
Unknown	37	3
Total	37,668	611

Age range affected

Age range	Number of cases	Change since the day before
0 – 4	571	18
14-May	1,262	41
15 – 24	4,694	155
25 – 34	6,622	102
35 – 44	6,375	99
45 – 54	6,239	77
55 – 64	4,364	68
65 – 74	2,42	29
75 – 84	2,582	9
85+	2,515	13

How COVID-19 is spreading

Transmission classification	%
Community transmission	28.5
Close contact with confirmed case	67.7
Travel abroad	2.3
Unknown	1.6

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 close contact.

Hospitalised cases by age group

Age range	Number of cases	Change since the day before
0 – 4	33	2
14-May	26	No change
15 – 24	100	1
25 – 34	221	1
35 – 44	297	2
45 – 54	493	2
55 – 64	543	2
65 – 74	653	No change
75 – 84	791	No change
85+	495	No change
Unknown	1	No change

Cases by county

Note: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre have advised that in the process of validating data and reviewing addresses, county totals may change due to cases being reassigned to another county. Totals can go up or down.

County	Number of cases	Change since the day before
Carlow	299	7
Cavan	980	8
Clare	626	17
Cork	2,299	46
Donegal	1,071	58
Dublin	17,72	224
Galway	814	18
Kerry	426	21
Kildare	2,657	43
Kilkenny	477	7
Laois	493	32
Leitrim	119	1
Limerick	1014	31
Longford	375	3
Louth	1,066	12
Mayo	660	6
Meath	1,11	13
Monaghan	709	12
Offaly	748	9
Roscommon	477	7
Sligo	190	7
Tipperary	815	9
Waterford	348	3
Westmeath	796	5
Wexford	418	8
Wicklow	961	9