Galway Bay fm newsroom - There are now 3,849 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.
The HSE is now working to identify any contacts
the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to
prevent further spread.
Today’s data from HPSC, as of midnight, Tuesday
31st March 2020 (3,282 cases), reveals:
· 48%
are male and 50% are female, with 160 clusters involving 659 cases
· Median
age of confirmed cases is 48 years
· 932
cases (28%) have been hospitalised
· Of
those hospitalised, 134 cases have been admitted to ICU
· 841
cases (26%) are associated with healthcare workers
· Dublin has the highest number of cases at 1,838 (56% of all cases) followed by Cork with 272 cases (8%). Galway remains at the lower end of the cases, with 91 confirmed to date. This includes the 3 new cases today.
