Scotland Influenza Season 2025-26

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Scotland's flu season starts early with rise in cases
7 hours ago

There has been a sharp increase in flu cases detected in Scotland over the last week, official figures show.

Data from Public Health Scotland (PHS) shows there were 431 new positive flu cases in the week ending 9 November, a 70% increase on the previous week when 253 cases were recorded.

The number of patients admitted to hospital has also almost doubled, rising from 115 to 218.

The figures comes as experts warn a new variant of flu is spreading more easily.

PHS said it was an earlier start to the flu season than in previous years.

Overall, 492 positive cases of flu were recorded last week (this number includes people testing positive more than once), resulting in a test positivity rate of 9.6%, up from 5.7% the previous week.

Last week's test positivity rate was also notably higher than in previous flu seasons.

During the same recording week in 2024/25 the test positivity rate was 2.9%, and in 2023/24 it was recorded at 1.5%.

The highest test positivity rate (23.5%) was found in children aged five to 14 years old
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Scotland's flu season starts early with rise in cases
7 hours ago

There has been a sharp increase in flu cases detected in Scotland over the last week, official figures show.

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Flu cases in Scotland expected to rise in coming weeks, warns Health Secretary
7 December 2025


FLU cases in Scotland are likely to rise further in the coming weeks after the recent sharp increase, the Health Secretary has said.

Neil Gray said the west of Scotland and Grampian regions are currently among the worst affected by flu cases, though the impact will likely be felt around the country.

The latest data showed flu cases have more than doubled in a week, with hospital admissions rising 70%.

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He said: “We are seeing a different geographic spread – Greater Glasgow and Clyde, North Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and Arran, Dumfries and Galloway, and Grampian are the worst affected at the moment.

“But I don’t expect that to continue to be just those areas that have that profound impact.”
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The latest statistics released on Thursday show laboratory-confirmed influenza cases between November 24 and 30 rose from 845 to 1759.

Hospital admissions due to influenza increased 70%, from 426 to 724.

The highest case rates were observed in younger age groups, however, about 40% of hospital admissions were people aged 65 and over
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https://uk.news.yahoo.com/flu-cases-scotland-expected-rise-134533690.html
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