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Over one-fifth of Covid-19 healthcare workers cases linked to nursing home outbreaks

By Dermot - 23rd Jun 2020 | 6 views

20/3/20 ***NO REPRO FEE*** The swab test. These photographs were taken at the testing centre at Croke Park. A number of HSE staff feature in these photographs. Please note that this is not a real test and does not feature members of the public, the photographs were posed for illustrative and educational purposes only. Many people will need testing for Covid-19 over the coming months and a number of locations nationally are being used as testing centres. Croke Park is a testing centre in north Dublin. About testing: If you develop symptoms you will need to self-isolate and phone your GP. The people in your household need to restrict their movements. Do not go to a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital, the GP will assess you over the phone. If they think you need to be tested for coronavirus, they will arrange a test. Waiting for a test doesn’t change how you manage your symptoms or interactions with other people. If you are waiting on a test to see if you have Covid 19 or you have been tested and are waiting for the results you need to stay home and self-isolate to prevent you spreading any potential infection to others. For factual, trusted advice and information on Covid-19, go to HSE.ie. Pic: Marc O’Sullivan

More than one-fifth of Covid-19 cases among healthcare workers are linked to outbreaks in nursing homes, new data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) shows.

The Report of the profile of Covid-19 cases in healthcare workers in Ireland, which includes data up to 13 June, states that, of the 8,180 cases among healthcare workers, 1,755 or 21.5 per cent are linked to nursing home outbreaks.

Almost nine per cent or 730 cases are linked to hospitals while 4.3 per cent are connected with residential institutions. Around 60 per cent of cases in healthcare workers are not linked to an outbreak, according to the report published on 22 June.

The number of females healthcare workers to contract the virus is “disproportionately high” at 74 per cent. This compares to 49.4 per cent of cases among non-healthcare worker females.

The report says the high rate among females is most likely due to some specialities, such as nursing, being “female-dominated”.

Almost 32 per cent of all Covid-19 cases nationally are in healthcare workers, the data reveals, with seven deaths (six confirmed and one probable Covid-19 case) recorded to date.

Just 16 of new cases were confirmed among healthcare workers between 7-13 June, the lowest weekly figure since 14 March.

Of the 8,180 cases among healthcare workers almost 35 per cent had an underlying health condition. Cases among healthcare workers peaked around mid-April and have been declining since this time.

Some 32 per cent of cases are among nurses, followed by 26 per cent in healthcare assistants. Doctors make up six per cent (500) of cases among healthcare workers.

Information on healthcare workers in each of the nine HSE community healthcare organisations (CHOs) reveals that staff in CHO seven are worst affected, with 21 per cent of cases in this area alone.

CHO seven covers Kildare, West Wicklow, Dublin West, Dublin South City and Dublin South West.

Healthcare workers in HSE East make up the bulk of Covid-19 cases. Around 58 per cent of all cases nationally among healthcare workers occurred in the region. 

The age range of healthcare workers with Covid-19 is 31 to 50 years. The age range in ICU is 44 to 60 years. Of those who have died from Covid-19, the age range is 30 to 68 years.

Some 309 healthcare workers have been hospitalised with the virus and 44 have been admitted to ICU.

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