Scotland’s flu season started earlier than usual, with a sharp rise in mid-November.
Experts warned at the start of November a new variant of flu was spreading more easily across the UK and as a result there would be a long, drawn-out flu season.
Dr Kim Marsh, Viral Respiratory Pathogens lead at Public Health Scotland, said: “While each flu season is unique and peaks are not always predictable, we have now seen reassuring declines across a range of demographics and systems, including reductions in case numbers and activity levels in younger age groups.
“It is worth noting that although we may have passed this peak, in some flu seasons there can be more than one wave of flu because different types of flu circulate at different times.
“Because of this, there’s still time to get protected if you’re eligible for a flu vaccine this winter.”
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PHS said in its latest report that there were no indications that there were any more flu-related deaths than usually expected at this point but there are delays to reporting.
However, additional figures published by the National Records of Scotland, external shows the number of deaths with flu as an underlying cause have recently increased.
In the week to 14 December, 67 deaths registered had flu as an underlying cause, more than double the number recorded in the previous week when 30 deaths were registered.