An Australian tourist who has died at a medical centre in Iceland on Monday was infected with coronavirus, but health officials don't believe the virus was the cause of death.

The tourist, reported to be an Australian in his 30s, "arrived seriously ill" at a healthcare centre in Húsavík, in north-east Iceland, and "died shortly after arrival", according to a report on the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service's website.

The Australian's partner also tested positive for coronavirus and is in isolation, a separate publication reported.

The presence of coronavirus would require healthcare workers who came into contact with the man in the small town of Húsavík, population 2300, to be quarantined.