Key points

• In mainland France

  • Significant increase in SARS-CoV-2 transmission, most pronounced among young adults

  • Continued increase in incidence (+42%) and positivity rate (+42%), with a stable testing rate over the past two weeks

  • Upward trend in new hospitalizations and ICU admissions

  • 24 departments classified as having moderate vulnerability

  • 6 departments with an incidence above the threshold of 50 per 100,000 inhabitants: Alpes-Maritimes, Bouches-du-Rhône, Paris, Sarthe, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne

  • Number of new clusters continues to rise

  • Increase in the number of clusters in nursing homes

• Overseas territories:

  • Antilles and Réunion: increased circulation of SARS-CoV-2

  • French Guiana and Mayotte: epidemic on the decline

• To limit the spread of the virus

  • Adherence to all preventive measures and physical distancing

  • Test—Trace—Isolate