COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland
| COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland | |
|---|---|
Map of the pandemic in Iceland, number of cases per 1000 inhabitants. | |
Map of the pandemic in Iceland, absolute number of cases. | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Iceland |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Reykjavík |
| Arrival date | 28 February 2020 (5 years, 6 months and 2 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 1,802[1] |
| Active cases | 12 |
| Recovered | 1,780[1] |
Deaths | 10[2] |
| Government website | |
| www.covid.is | |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Iceland in February 2020.
Cases
As of 12 May 2020, 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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Tölulegar upplýsingar". Covid.is (in Icelandic). Landlæknir & ríkislögreglustjóri. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "COVID-19: One more fatality and two new cases". ruv.is. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ↑ "51 þúsund útlendingar búsettir á Íslandi" [51,000 foreigners living in Iceland]. Morgunblaðið. 2020-04-27. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Iceland Reaches COVID-19 Outbreak Peak". grapevine.is. 8 April 2020.
- ↑ Accumulated total hospitalizations at the National Hospital and Akureyri Hospital Archived 2020-05-16 at the Wayback Machine.