Three new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday, with all of the diagnosed already in quarantine at the time of diagnosis. On Saturday, there were again three people testing positive, who were as well all in quarantine. While ten people tested positive on Friday, all but one were in quarantine at the time of diagnosis.
20 people are currently hospitalised with the virus, none in intensive care. 352 people are currently in quarantine, with another 143 in isolation. The 14-day incidence of infection per 100,000 people is now 20.5, up from 19.6 at the end of last week. Incidence at border screening is at 21.5, surpassing the domestic incidence rate for the first time in weeks.
More statistics and information can be found at covid.is or below.
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