COVID-19: Epidemiological Update as of September 10, 2020

Key points

  • In mainland France

    • Continued increase in SARS-CoV-2 transmission

    • Increases across all age groups, particularly among young adults

    • Increase in new hospitalizations across all regions (except Grand-Est) and particularly in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

    • 35 departments with a case incidence above the alert threshold of 50 per 100,000 inhabitants, including 7 departments with a rate exceeding 100 per 100,000 inhabitants

    • Stabilization in the number of people tested

    • Increase in the positivity rate

  • Overseas Territories

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

    • French Guiana and Mayotte: epidemic in decline

  • Prevention

    • Inadequate implementation of preventive measures, particularly among young adults

    • Increase the consistent implementation of all preventive measures and physical distancing

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