Key points

In Week 34 in Île-de-France, virological indicators stabilized.

• The regional incidence rate stood at 109 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, remaining stable after six consecutive weeks of decline. The testing rate and positivity rate (12.4%) followed the same trend.

• The BA.4 and BA.5 sublineages of the Omicron variant have been dominant in Île-de-France for 10 weeks and accounted for nearly all sequencing results.

• Use of primary care and emergency services for “suspected COVID-19” was decreasing.

• The number of new hospitalizations and the number of COVID-19-related deaths in hospitals were decreasing. The number of new admissions to critical care remained stable.

• The number of new COVID-19 cases reported by healthcare facilities and the total number of new cases remained stable.