10 new domestic case of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. All but one of them were in quarantine at the time of diagnosis.
One person is currently hospitalised with the virus. 972 people are currently in quarantine, with another 109 in isolation. The 14-day incidence of infection per 100,000 people is now 16.9, up from 14.5 yesterday, while incidence at border screening is now at 11.5, down from 12.0 yesterday.
20,734 people have so far been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. Note that “fully vaccinated” means at least two weeks have passed since receiving both vaccinations. 24,688 vaccinations are underway. 45,422 people have received at least the first dose, while 66,156 have received both shots.
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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