Key Points

COVID-19

• Regionally: The incidence rate continues to decline in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté for the sixth consecutive week. With an 18% decrease, the regional incidence rate has fallen below the threshold of 50 per 10⁵ residents for the second week (38 per 10⁵ residents) and remains below the national incidence rate (57 per 10⁵ residents). The testing rate is stabilizing, and we are seeing a decline in the positivity rate for those under 45 and stabilization at low levels for those over 45. In the context of the start of the school year and the Health Pass, the positivity rate for those under 15 is declining (2.9% in Week 38 vs. 3.4% in Week 37). The number of new hospitalizations and new admissions to critical care is declining. The number of outbreaks reported by medical-social institutions (ESMS) is low.

• At the departmental level: Departmental incidence rates range from 17.5 per 10⁵ inhabitants (Nièvre) to 70.2 per 10⁵ inhabitants (Jura). Two departments have incidence rates above 50 per 10⁵ inhabitants: Doubs (50.6 per 10⁵) and Jura (70.2 per 10⁵).