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Coronavirus: 1,466 New Cases, 47 Deaths Recorded Today

Thursday, 28 January 2021 07:08

National news updates on Thursday 28th January.

Figures:

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 47 additional deaths related to COVID-19. 46 deaths occurred in January. The median age of those who died is 85 years and the age range is 55-99 years. There has been a total of 3,167 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of midnight, Wednesday 27th January, the HPSC has been notified of 1,466 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 192,645* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. Of the cases notified today: 697 are men / 764 are women 55% are under 45 years of age The median age is 41 years old 472 in Dublin, 106 in Galway, 103 in Cork, 77 in Waterford, 70 in Limerick and the remaining 638 cases are spread across all other counties** As of 2pm today, 1,567 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 216 are in ICU. 69 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours. Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said: “Incidence is falling but remains high. It is positive to see numbers of people hospitalised reducing and a stabilisation of numbers in ICU. “However, we are continuing to experience high mortality with 878 deaths so far in January. I am concerned about the high incidence we are seeing in long-term care settings and vulnerable groups. Our efforts to stay home and break transmission of the disease will save lives. Please continue to follow the public health advice and support each other to keep going.” Professor Philip Nolan, Chair of the NPHET Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group, said; “Incidence is falling and by working collectively to reduce contacts, we have achieved suppression of transmission with the R number estimated at 0.4-0.7. We are maintaining an extraordinary effort but still we have a long way to go. We must maintain full suppression for several weeks if we are to achieve strategic options for the future. If we keep this up, we would be down to 200-400 cases per day by the end of February.” Dr Lorraine Doherty, National Clinical Director Health Protection HSE - Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC), said; “It only takes one event to spark a chain of transmission of COVID-19 that can spread through a community. We have seen examples of outbreaks in a workplace that has led to multiple outbreaks in families and other work settings, and these ultimately lead to a higher incidence in the community and threatens the most vulnerable to COVID-19. Every action an individual takes matters.” The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community. ENDS// *Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 3 confirmed cases. The figure of 192,645 confirmed cases reflects this. **County data should be considered provisional as the national Computerised Infectious Disease Reporting System (CIDR) is a dynamic system and case details are continually being validated and updated. 7 Day Incidence is 225.8 5-day moving average is 1,294 Today’s cases, 5-day moving average of new cases, 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population and new cases in last 14 days (as of midnight 27 January 2021) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)

 

County

  

Today's cases**

(to midnight 27Jan2021)

  

5-Day Moving Average of New Cases~

(to 27Jan2021)

  

14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population

(to 27Jan2021)

  

New Cases during last 14 days

(to 27Jan2021)

  

Ireland

  

1,466

  

 1,294

  

 621.9

  

 29,614

  

Monaghan

  

50

  

 49

  

 1,373.3

  

 843

  

Louth

  

59

  

 63

  

 908.6

  

 1,171

  

Carlow

  

33

  

 25

  

 874.7

  

 498

  

Waterford

  

77

  

 51

  

 866.8

  

 1,007

  

Dublin

  

472

  

 409

  

 733.4

  

 9,882

  

Mayo

  

68

  

 43

  

 730.2

  

 953

  

Wexford

  

52

  

 54

  

 709.3

  

 1,062

  

Limerick

  

70

  

 51

  

 668.6

  

 1,303

  

Offaly

  

17

  

 25

  

 623.4

  

 486

  

Meath

  

36

  

 50

  

 607.0

  

 1,184

  

Cavan

  

11

  

 16

  

 599.9

  

 457

  

Donegal

  

63

  

 40

  

 599.9

  

 955

  

Cork

  

103

  

 128

  

 569.2

  

 3,090

  

Kildare

  

57

  

 45

  

 567.2

  

 1,262

  

Galway

  

106

  

 68

  

 538.6

  

 1,390

  

Laois

  

15

  

 16

  

 504.2

  

 427

  

Tipperary

  

31

  

 33

  

 497.0

  

 793

  

Clare

  

24

  

 22

  

 415.8

  

 494

  

Wicklow

  

28

  

 26

  

 389.7

  

 555

  

Sligo

  

15

  

 12

  

 384.5

  

 252

  

Longford

  

13

  

 10

  

 362.1

  

 148

  

Westmeath

  

18

  

 18

  

 350.3

  

 311

  

Kilkenny

  

16

  

 15

  

 348.7

  

 346

  

Kerry

  

18

  

 17

  

 322.3

  

 476

  

Roscommon

  

11

  

 5

  

 294.4

  

 190

  

Leitrim

  

<5

  

 <5

  

 246.5

  

 79

 

Clare Island:

One in eight people on an island off the coast of Mayo has been infected with Covid-19.

The Irish Times reports 20 of the 160 residents of Clare Island have tested positive for the virus, making it one of the most infected communities in the country.

Locals have blamed increased socialising over Christmas for the spike in infections.

The island is in the Belmullet Electoral Area, which acco

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