126 new cases of coronavirus covid-19 have been confirmed.
It brings the total number of cases in the Republic to 683.
Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been informed 126 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) March 20, 2020
Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer with the Department of Health says "Now is not the time for complacency. Every citizen who is practicing social distancing, who is taking precautions to limit the spread of this virus, is doing their country a service."
Social distancing is an essential part of slowing the spread of #coronavirus. In order to pull together we must stay apart. #ItsInOurHands #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/QaERaQc2s0
— HSE Ireland (@HSELive) March 20, 2020
The latest data from HPSC, as of midnight Wednesday 18th March (438 cases), reveals;
- Of the 438 cases notified, 55% are male and 43% are female, with 27 clusters involving 142 cases
- Median age of confirmed cases is 44
- 32% of cases have been hospitalised
- 2.7% (12 cases) admitted to ICU - representing 8.6% of all cases hospitalised
- 114 cases are associated with Healthcare workers, 36 of whom are associated with foreign travel
- Dublin has the highest number of cases at 51%, followed by Cork 15% and Limerick and Wicklow have 3% of cases each
