Three new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. One of these people was in quarantine at diagnosis.
Three people are currently hospitalised with the virus. 483 people are currently in quarantine, with another 75 in isolation. The 14-day incidence of infection per 100,000 people is now 16.1, down from 17.7 yesterday, while incidence at border screening is now at 2.7, up from 2.5 yesterday.
62,276 people have so far been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus as of May 12th. Note that “fully vaccinated” means at least two weeks have passed since receiving both vaccinations. 82,499 vaccinations are underway. 144,745 people have received at least the first dose, while 198,421 have received both shots.
The schedule of which demographics are getting the vaccine and when can be found here.
More statistics and information can be found at covid.is or below.
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