From Iceland — COVID Roundup: No New Domestic Cases, Vaccinations Ramp Up

COVID Roundup: No New Domestic Cases, Vaccinations Ramp Up

Published March 5, 2021

Andie Sophia Fontaine
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Vísir/Vilhelm

No new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is.

Seven people are currently hospitalised with the virus, with none in intensive care. 10 people are currently in quarantine, with another 10 in isolation, down from yesterday. The 14-day incidence of infection per 100,000 people is now 0.3, down from 0.5 yesterday, while incidence at border screening is now at 3.0, up from 2.5 yesterday.

12,709 people have so far been vaccinated against the coronavirus, with 14,332 vaccinations underway.

The schedule of which demographics are getting the vaccine and when can be found here (available only in Icelandic for now).

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

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