COVID Roundup: Eight New Domestic Cases, Five Outside Quarantine At Diagnosis

COVID Roundup: Eight New Domestic Cases, Five Outside Quarantine At Diagnosis

Published March 31, 2021

Andie Sophia Fontaine
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Vísir/Vilhelm

Eight new domestic case of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. Only three of them were in quarantine at the time of diagnosis.

One person is currently hospitalised with the virus. 405 people are currently in quarantine, with another 118 in isolation. The 14-day incidence of infection per 100,000 people is now 19.1, up from 16.9 yesterday, while incidence at border screening is now at 11.2, down from 11.5 yesterday.

23,698 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. 25,591 vaccinations are underway. 49,289 people have received at least the first dose, while 72,987 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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