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Latest updates on COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

Published: 30 April 2020
From: Department of Health

The latest news as of 6pm on Thursday 30 April 2020

43 new deaths and 359 new cases confirmed

  • the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has been notified that 43 people diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland have died - bringing the total deaths to 1,232 (following closer inspection by the HPSC, 1 death that was reported earlier has now been removed from the totals)
  • 359 additional cases have been confirmed in Ireland
  • there are now 20,612 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland

Breakdown of the 1,011 lab confirmed deaths

  • 463 (45.8%) were hospitalised
  • 55 (5.6%) were admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICU)
  • 878 (86.8%) were reported to have had underlying health conditions
  • there were 53% male and 47% female
  • the median age was 83
  • the mean age was 81

Breakdown of the 362 cases admitted to ICU

    Total admissions 362 100%
    People who had underlying conditions 302 83.7%
    Remaining in ICU 123 34.1%
    Discharged from ICU 182 50%
    Deaths 57 15.2%

*The median age was 60.

Breakdown of the situation in community residential and nursing home settings

  • there were 371 clusters in community residential settings, 219 of which were in nursing homes
  • there were 4590 cases in community residential settings, 3679 of which were in nursing homes
  • 348 people were admitted to hospital from community residential settings, 233 of whom came from nursing homes
  • 735 people have died in community residential settings (including probable deaths), 630 of whom were in nursing homes. This represents 59.7% and 51.1% of total COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland, respectively

Breakdown of the 5627 cases in healthcare workers (as at midnight on Tuesday 28 April 2020)

    Total number of healthcare workers diagnosed 5627 100%
    Cases hospitalised 210 3.7%
    Required treatment in ICU 34 0.6%
    Deaths 5 0.1%

Of the 5627 cases:

  • 27% male and 73% female
  • 34% nurses
  • 24% allied healthcare professionals
  • 24% healthcare assistants
  • 7% doctors
  • 1% porters

Press release and county-by-county figures

Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Thursday 30 April.

Latest charts and maps

You can view a detailed dashboard showing the latest statistics on COVID-19 in Ireland here.

View the latest modelling data

COVID-19 modelling data - Thursday 30 April 2020.

Mortality Census of Long Term Residential Care Facilities

Mortality Census of Long Term Residential Care Facilities: 1 January - 19 April 2020.

NPHET meeting minutes

Minutes and Agendas from meetings of the National Public Health Emergency Team: COVID-19 (Coronavirus).

Older updates

View all the updates on COVID-19 (Coronavirus) since January 2020 here.

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