The rate of new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Mayo slowed again this week.
The latest information released by the National Public Health Emergency Team at the time of going to print, showed that there were 538 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the county - as of midnight on Monday, May 11 - accounting for 2.32% of cases nationally.
Over a seven day period - according to the data released daily by the National Public Health Emergency Team - there was an increase of 24 confirmed cases in the county, compared to 34 over the previous seven day period, and 139 over the seven day period before that.
There were two days - Sunday, May 10 and Monday, May 11 - where there were no new confirmed cases in Mayo; however, the information released on Tuesday, May 12 did show a major jump in the week of 15 new confirmed cases, but the most recent information at the time of going to print which was released on Wednesday, May 11 showed an increase of just one confirmed case in the previous 24 hours.
Mayo continues to be the most affected county for confirmed cases in Connacht, having 136 more confirmed cases than Galway - which has 402 - and having more confirmed cases than the three counties of Roscommon (298 ), Sligo (128 ) and Leitrim (75 ) combined.
In relation to cases of Covid-19 being treated in Mayo University Hospital, the latest information published by the Health Service Executive showed that there were 23 confirmed cases being treated in the hospital as of 8pm on Tuesday, May 12, with eight suspected cases also being treated in the hospital. There were 24 general beds vacant in the hospital and four critical care beds also vacant and two of the 23 confirmed cases were being treated in critical care in the hospital.
The most recent national figures show that there have been 1,497 Covid-19 related deaths in the Republic of Ireland, and a total of 23,401 confirmed cases of Covid-19. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre data shows that of those cases, 57% are female and 43% are male; the median age of confirmed cases is 48 years; 3,050 cases (13% ) have been hospitalised; of those hospitalised, 389 cases have been admitted to ICU; 6,997 cases are associated with healthcare workers; Dublin has the highest number of cases at 11,242 (49% of all cases ) followed by Kildare with 1,344 cases (6% ) and then Cork with 1,238 cases (5% ); of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 60%, close contact accounts for 37% and travel abroad accounts for 3%.
Dr Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, commented: "84% of people who have been diagnosed to date with COVID-19 have recovered" and added, "We have been provided with additional data regarding cases with underlying health conditions. Of 15,450 cases, where information is available, 53% had at least one underlying condition. The most common underlying conditions reported are chronic heart disease (15% ), chronic respiratory disease (11% ) and diabetes (6% )."
