COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland

The COVID-19 pandemic occurs in Ireland since the end of February 2020 as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic , which took place in December 2019 in China originated. The COVID-19 pandemic affects the novel disease COVID-19 . This is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus from the Coronaviridae group and belongs to the group of respiratory diseases . From March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the outbreak of the novel coronavirus as a global pandemic .

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The first COVID-19 disease was confirmed in Ireland on February 29, 2020. As of March 31, 2020, 325 infections and 17 deaths were reported, bringing the total number of confirmed infections and deaths to 3235 and 71 respectively. On April 23, 2020, the Chief Medical Officer (the government's highest-ranking health adviser) announced that of the 794 fatalities so far, 361 (45 percent) came from retirement and nursing homes. This percentage roughly corresponded to the WHO data for all of Europe.

statistics

The number of cases developed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland as follows:

Infections

Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Ireland
(April 16 to August 16, 2020) according to WHO data

New infections in Ireland
(April 16 to August 16, 2020) according to WHO data

Deaths

Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Ireland
(April 16 to August 16, 2020) according to WHO data

Confirmed deaths (daily) in Ireland
(April 16 to August 16, 2020) according to WHO data

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Since August 17, 2020, the WHO reports have only been published weekly, but contain additional information (around cases per million inhabitants). The last daily WHO report ( No. 209 , pdf) was published on August 16, 2020.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Cases reported to WHO by national authorities are listed here. Since the situation is very dynamic, there may be discrepancies or delays between the cases of the WHO and the data of national authorities as well as the information provided by other bodies, such as the Johns Hopkins University (CSSE).
3. ↑ ^{a b} The above-average increase on April 25 (WHO report of April 26) is explained by a supplement made by the government. According to the Irish government's official website , 185 "suspected" Covid-19 deaths were added on April 24, increasing the death toll : The HPSC has also been informed that, to date, 185 probable deaths have occurred. (A probable death is a death where a laboratory test has not been done but where a doctor believes a death is associated with COVID-19.)
4. ↑ ^{a b} In the WHO report of May 26, 2020, the number of deaths was corrected by -2, which was the result of a recount.

See also

• List of epidemics and pandemics
• List of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic

Web links

Commons : COVID-19 Pandemic in Ireland  - Pictures and Videos Collection

• World Health Organization (WHO): Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports on the website www.who.int (English)
• Johns Hopkins CSSE : Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases. (English)
• Website World of Meters : real-time data of the Corona virus pandemic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ bbc.com . (English)
2. ↑ RTE.ie . (English)
3. ↑ Eimear Flanagan: Coronavirus: Almost half of Irish Covid-19 deaths in care homes. BBC News, April 23, 2020, accessed April 24, 2020 . 
4. ↑ ^{a b c d} Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed on May 2, 2020 .