Key points

• In mainland France

  • Exponential increase in SARS-CoV-2 transmission (+58% in Week 34), faster among young adults

  • Increase in the number of people with symptoms (+74%), accounting for more than half of cases

  • Increase in testing rates (+32%)

  • Rise in new hospitalizations and ICU admissions

  • 14 departments with an incidence above the threshold of 50 per 100,000 inhabitants and 10 classified as high-risk

  • Continued increase in the number of clusters

  • Increase in the number of reports in nursing homes

• Overseas territories:

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

  • French Guiana and Mayotte: epidemic in decline

To limit the spread of the virus:

• Strengthen the implementation of all preventive measures and physical distancing

• Test—Trace—Isolate