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As part of our continuous review of reporting, Public Health Scotland is merging the weekly national respiratory infection and COVID-19 statistical reports into one publication.

As of 4 September 2023, two cases of BA. 2. 86 have been identified through PCR testing in Scotland. Scottish wastewater surveillance data provided to Public Health Scotland (PHS) have also identified the presence of BA. 2. 86 in a different NHS Health Board.

The latest Group A strep (GAS) surveillance data show that the recent increases in cases of GAS may be declining and the more serious Invasive GAS (IGAS) infections remain stable and similar to previous years.

COVID-19 has had a huge impact on life in Scotland and understanding how many people have had the virus, particularly those working in an education setting doing a variety of roles, and how this changes over time will inform the measures taken to limit risk and strengthen the ongoing pandemic response. The COVID-19 Antibody Survey in education Staff (CASS), launching today, will help identify the proportion of people working in an education setting in Scotland who have had coronavirus by testing for antibodies in their blood.

It was a double win for Public Health Scotland (PHS) staff at last night’s Scottish Health Awards 2022, as the Covid and Flu National Vaccination Programme Team received the Top...

As part of the ongoing response to COVID-19, Public Health Scotland provides an overview of changes in health and use of healthcare services during the pandemic.

Public Health Scotland has published analysis of available data on the variation in outcomes by ethnic group among those tested positive for COVID-19 throughout the pandemic. Today we are publishing a fourth update to the analysis.

Updated analysis of the impact of COVID-19 displays firmer evidence of increased risks of serious illness in those of South Asian origin.

Infections caused by Group A streptococcus (GAS) have been increasing in Scotland since the beginning of October.

New analysis from the National Records of Scotland (NRS) today of deaths registered up to 14 June shows that deaths among people from the South Asian ethnic group were almost twice as likely to involve COVID-19 than deaths in the White ethnic group.