Key Points

In Week 10, all indicators rose again, with continued increases in critical care admissions and hospitalizations amid severe strain on hospitals and the spread of more transmissible variants.

• Increase in the number of new cases, following a two-week plateau

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

• Continued improvement in all indicators among people aged 75 and older, consistent with increased vaccination coverage

• COVID-19-related mortality remains high

• Mainland France: marked increase in incidence across all regions (except Corsica and PACA)

• Overseas territories: in Mayotte, a decrease in indicators; an increase in incidence in Martinique and French Guiana

Variants

• Increase in the proportion of suspected cases of the 20I/501Y.V1 variant of interest to 72% (exceeding 50% in 91 metropolitan departments), stabilization of suspected cases of the 20H/501Y.V2 or 20J/501Y.V3 variants at 5%.

Prevention

• Vaccination: 5,445,157 people (vaccination coverage of 8.1%) who have received at least one dose of vaccine

• Importance of consistently following preventive measures and limiting contact

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

• Need to continue identifying and controlling transmission chains