The number of COVID-19 diagnoses has increased in recent weeks, based on the number of diagnoses this summer and isolated cases of influenza that have been detected but the influenza pandemic has not yet arrived. The common cold and cold symptoms are common in the community and results from respiratory samples show that rhinovirus is the most common cause.

The new report (Icelandic) gives a closer overview of the incidence of respiratory diseases in the week 39 of 2023.

The Chief Epidemiologist