Weekly Cases for all pathogens by SIMD quintile
Weekly counts of all laboratory-confirmed cases recorded in Electronic Communication of Surveillance in Scotland (ECOSS) for 9 respiratory conditions (COVID-19, Influenza (All, A or B), RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), Adenovirus, seasonal coronavirus (non-COVID-19), HMPV (human metapneumovirus), Parainfluenza (Any Type), Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Rhinovirus), 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
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), Adenovirus, seasonal coronavirus (non-COVID-19), HMPV (human metapneumovirus), Parainfluenza (Any Type), Mycoplasma pneumoniae or Rhinovirus | |
| 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 |
Additional Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | October 23, 2025 |
| Metadata last updated | October 9, 2025 |
| Created | October 9, 2025 |
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