Notes to editors:
- The INMO’s letter to the HSE over these figures is available here.
- Figures on healthcare worker COVID-19 rates are below. They were obtained from the HSE following requests from the INMO. The data is collated on a weekly basis, with the latest figures running until midnight on the 11th of April.
Table 1: Number and proportion of HCW COVID-19 cases by week
|
Week (Calendar date) |
Number of HCWs |
Total number of cases |
Proportion of HCWs |
|
10 (1 – 7, March) |
2 |
16 |
13% |
|
11 (8 – 14, March) |
23 |
129 |
18% |
|
12 (15 – 21, March) |
202 |
691 |
29% |
|
13 (22 – 28, March) |
427 |
1645 |
26% |
|
14 (29 March – 4 April) |
824 |
2471 |
33% |
|
15 (5 – 11, April) |
1023 |
4647 |
22% |
|
Total |
2501 |
9599 |
26% |
Table 2: Number and proportion of HCW COVID-19 Cases by role
|
HCW Role |
Number |
Percentage |
|
Nurse |
883 |
35.3% |
|
Other allied HCW |
639 |
25.5% |
|
Healthcare assistant |
445 |
17.8% |
|
Doctor |
287 |
11.5% |
|
Porter |
37 |
1.5% |
|
Unknown |
210 |
8.4% |
|
Total |
2501 |
100.0% |
Analysis from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control on Europe-wide healthcare worker infection is here: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/rapid-risk-assessment-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic-eighth-update
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