Key Points

• Worsening impact of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in France: increase in the number of severe cases admitted to intensive care and deaths:

  • ICU: 62% of cases with comorbidities and 57% aged 65 and older

  • Deaths: 62% with comorbidities and 90% aged 65 and older

• Significant increase in all-cause deaths among those aged 65 and older in the following regions: Grand Est, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Île-de-France, Hauts-de-France, and Corsica

• Regional differences: the Grand Est, Île-de-France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, and Hauts-de-France regions are particularly affected