COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Iceland in February 2020.

COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland
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Map of the pandemic in Iceland, number of cases per 1000 inhabitants.
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Map of the pandemic in Iceland, absolute number of cases.
DiseaseCOVID-19
LocationIceland
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseReykjavík
Arrival date28 February 2020
(4 years, 6 months, 1 week and 5 days)
Confirmed cases1,802[1]
Active cases12
Recovered1,780[1]
Deaths
10[2]
Government website
www.covid.is

Cases

As of 12 May  2020 (2020 -05-12), the total number of cases registered is 1,802, of which 1,780 have recovered and 10 have died.[1][2] With a total population of 366,130 (as of 31 March 2020[3]). The infection rate was 1 case per 203 people, one of the highest in the world. This is because more tests had been carried out in Iceland than any other country.[4]

On 8 April, as the cases surged over 1,600 and more recoveries than new infections were recorded for the second day in a row.[5] The total number of patients hospitalized in the country since the outbreak was 112.[6]

COVID-19 Pandemic In Iceland Media

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Tölulegar upplýsingar". Covid.is (in íslenska). Landlæknir & ríkislögreglustjóri. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "COVID-19: One more fatality and two new cases". ruv.is. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  3. 51 þúsund útlendingar búsettir á Íslandi. Morgunblaðið. 2020-04-27. https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2020/04/27/51_thusund_utlendingar_busettir_a_islandi/. Retrieved 2020-04-28. 
  4. "COVID-19: First results of the voluntary screening in Iceland". Nordic Life Science—the leading Nordic life science news service. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  5. "Iceland Reaches COVID-19 Outbreak Peak". grapevine.is. 8 April 2020.
  6. Accumulated total hospitalizations at the National Hospital and Akureyri Hospital Archived 2020-05-16 at the Wayback Machine.