The Directorate of Health
Respiratory tract infections. Week 9 of 2023
9th March 2023
Confirmed cases of Influenza were fewer in week 9 compared to the previous three weeks. Clinical diagnoses of Influenza-like illness were similar in number.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases was lower in week 9 compared to the previous five weeks. The number of tests for COVID-19 has decreased. The number of clinical diagnoses of scarlet fever was lower in week 9 compared to the previous week, however, more were diagnosed with a sore throat. Admissions due to COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV have decreased.
In a new report (Icelandic), the incidence of respiratory diseases in the 9th week of 2023 is reviewed in more detail.
The Chief Epidemiologist