Weekly Cases for COVID-19, Influenza and RSV ...
Weekly counts of all laboratory-confirmed cases recorded in Electronic Communication of Surveillance in Scotland (ECOSS) for the three main respiratory conditions (COVID-19, Influenza (All, A or B) and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), broken down by NHS Board.
NOTE: due to inconsistency in testing policies between Boards, these figures are not provided for any other respiratory organisms than these main three.
More detailed metadata is available from the Metadata tab of the PHS Viral Respiratory Diseases Surveillance dashboard.
Data Dictionary
| Column | Type | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | text | Flu season (year starting at week 40) | |
| ISOyear | text | ISO year when specimen was taken | |
| ISOweek | text | ISO week when specimen was taken | |
| WeekBeginning | text | First day of the week (Monday) when specimen was taken. Format YYYYMMDD | |
| WeekEnding | text | Last day (Sunday) of the week when specimen was taken. Format YYYYMMDD | |
| Pathogen | text | COVID-19, Influenza (All, A or B), RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) | |
| HBcode | text | Health Board code based on boundaries as at 1st April 2019. Health Board is assigned based on postcode of residence, if postcode is missing location defaults to the Health Board of submitting laboratory. | https://www.opendata.nhs.scot/dataset/geography-codes-and-labels |
| HBName | text | Name of Health Board (as above) | |
| HBQF | text | Qualifier=‘d’ if derived (Total). | https://www.opendata.nhs.scot/dataset/statistical-qualifiers |
| NumberCasesPerWeek | numeric | Number of laboratory-confirmed cases recorded in the week | |
| RateCasesPerWeek | numeric | Crude rate of laboratory-confirmed cases recorded per 100,000 population | |
| Population | numeric | NRS mid-year population estimates for each NHS Board |
Additional Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | December 4, 2025 |
| Metadata last updated | October 9, 2025 |
| Created | October 9, 2025 |
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