The Directorate of Health
Respiratory tract infections. Week 6 of 2023
16th February 2023
More people were diagnosed with influenza in the sixth week of this year than in week 5. As before, most people were diagnosed with influenza B. Clinical diagnosis of influenza-like symptoms also increased between weeks.
-Automatic translation
A similar number of people were diagnosed with COVID-19 as in previous weeks. Several scarlet fever cases are still diagnosed, but there are differences between regions. Similar numbers of RSV were diagnosed in week 6 as in week 5, with increases between weeks for rhinovirus and coronavirus other than SARS-CoV-2. Fewer people were admitted to Landspítali hospital with or due to COVID-19 than in previous weeks. The number of admissions for RSV and influenza remains similar to what it has been since the beginning of the year.
In a new report (Icelandic), the incidence of respiratory diseases in the 6th week of 2023 is reviewed in more detail.
The Chief Epidemiologist