HPS Weekly National Seasonal Respiratory Report - week ending 6 October 2019
Publication Date: 10 October 2019
For the 2019 to 2020 season, the format of the HPS National Seasonal Respiratory Report has changed to that of an Official Statistics publication (Experimental).
In week 40:
- The rate of influenza-like illness (ILI) was at Baseline activity level (5.5 per 100,000).
- The proportion of NHS24 respiratory calls was at Baseline activity level (17%).
- The swab positivity in primary care was at Baseline activity level (0%, 0/14).
- The swab positivity in secondary care was at Baseline activity level (1.8%, 10/58).
- The number of acute respiratory illness outbreaks reported was at Baseline activity level (n=1).
- The number of influenza cases with severe infection (SARI) requiring intensive care management reported was at Baseline activity level (n=1).
- No SARI deaths were reported in week 40.
- All-cause mortality showed a Small excess in all ages and those aged 65 years and above in week 38.
- Rhinovirus continues to be the most common non-flu respiratory pathogen reported through secondary care and is at Low activity levels. Rest of the non-flu respiratory pathogens was at Baseline activity levels.
Resource information
- Publisher:
- Health Protection Scotland
- Publication type:
- Surveillance Report
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