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Diagnoses of COVID-19 and RSV have been steadily decreasing since the beginning of the year, but influenza is still circulating. The vast majority of diagnosed cases of influenza this winter have been influenza A.

The number of in-patients with respiratory viral infections at Landspitali Hospital has decreased since the beginning of the year.

Recently, both measles and mumps have been diagnosed in Iceland. Overall, six cases of mumps have been diagnosed this year and one case of measles. Further spread from these cases has yet to be discovered. A vaccination campaign is ongoing at the primary healthcare to reduce the impact of both diseases, primarily in the capital area.

A new summary (Icelandic) reviews the incidence of respiratory diseases in week 9 of 2024 in more detail.

The Chief Epidemiologist