Viral respiratory diseases (including influenza and COVID-19) in Scotland surveillance report

Public Health Scotland (PHS) continue to consider timely ways to provide the public with official statistics. Between April and October 2024, Public Health Scotland (PHS) will update the narrative report once a month. The narrative report will be produced on 8 August 2024 and 5 September 2024. This approach aligns to the pre-pandemic one for respiratory pathogens, which typically follow a seasonal pattern. However, amid rising COVID-19 trends, the interactive dashboard updates will move from a once-a-month to a weekly publication. The interactive dashboard will be updated on 18 July 2024, 25 July, 1 August and 8 August. If appropriate, the dashboard will then revert to monthly updates. PHS will continue to monitor COVID-19 and other respiratory infection levels and reinstate the weekly narrative report before September 2024 if necessary.