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 deprivation quintile using the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (2020). Note quintile 1 = most deprived and 5 = least deprived.
https://www.opendata.nhs.scot/dataset/scottish-index-of-multiple-deprivation
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 | numeric | ISO year when specimen was taken | |
| ISOweek | numeric | ISO week when specimen was taken | |
| WeekBeginning | numeric | First day of the week (Monday) when specimen was taken. Format YYYYMMDD | |
| WeekEnding | numeric | This represents the week a case was recorded, as the last day (Sunday) of that week. This is stored as a numeric in the format CCYYMMDD. | |
| Country | text | 9-digit geography code for Scotland | https://www.opendata.nhs.scot/dataset/geography-codes-and-labels |
| Pathogen | text | COVID-19, Influenza (All, A or B), RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) | |
| SIMD | text | Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation Quintile 2020 (1 = most deprived, 5 = least deprived; Unknown). | https://www.opendata.nhs.scot/dataset/scottish-index-of-multiple-deprivation |
| NumberCasesPerWeek | numeric | Number of laboratory-confirmed cases recorded in the week | |
| RateCasesPerWeek | text | Crude rate of laboratory-confirmed cases recorded per 100,000 population | |
| Population | text | NRS mid-year population estimates for each SIMD quintile |
Additional Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | December 4, 2025 |
| Metadata last updated | October 9, 2025 |
| Created | October 9, 2025 |
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