Key Points

In Week 12, all indicators deteriorated across the entire mainland, with hospitals under severe strain in many regions.

• A sharp increase in the number of new cases over the past three weeks

• Increase in the number of patients hospitalized and in critical care units

• Increase in the number of cases and hospitalizations among people aged 75 and older

• COVID-19-related mortality remains high

• Mainland France: marked increase in incidence across all regions

• Overseas territories: rise in indicators in Martinique

Variants

• Proportion of suspected variants of concern (VOC) identified by screening RT-PCR:

  • suspected cases of the 20I/501Y.V1 variant are the majority in mainland France at 79.9%

  • suspected cases of the 20H/501Y.V2 or 20J/501Y.V3 variants remain stable at 4.4%

Prevention

• Vaccination

  • 8,284,391 people (12.3% vaccination coverage) in the general population who have received at least one dose

  • Among people under 65 with comorbidities: vaccination coverage of 23.1% (for at least one dose)

• Importance of consistently following preventive measures and limiting contact, including for vaccinated individuals

• If symptoms develop, immediate isolation is required, and a test should be performed as soon as possible