Recent intelligence provided by Public Health Scotland (PHS) of increases in laboratory-confirmed influenza incidence and test positivity in general practices (GPs) now suggests sustained community-level influenza transmission in Scotland. This may lead to an increase in numbers of people presenting at GPs with influenza-like illness who are likely to be infected with the influenza virus. 

PHS also has confirmed increases in hospitalisations due to influenza. See the PHS Viral respiratory diseases (including influenza and COVID-19) in Scotland surveillance report for current levels of circulating respiratory conditions in Scotland.