From Iceland — COVID Roundup: Fourth Consecutive Day Of No New Domestic Cases

COVID Roundup: Fourth Consecutive Day Of No New Domestic Cases

Published February 16, 2021

Andie Sophia Fontaine
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Vísir/Vilhelm

No new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. This marks the fourth day in a row without any new domestic cases detected.

8 people are currently hospitalised with the virus, with none in intensive care. 20 people are currently in quarantine, with another 24 in isolation. The 14-day incidence of infection per 100,000 people is now 1.9, down from 2.2 yesterday, while incidence at border screening is at 5.5, where it was yesterday.

5,944 people have so far been vaccinated against the coronavirus, with 8,143 vaccinations underway.

More statistics and information can be found at covid.is or below.

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