Key Points

In S06 in Île-de-France, virological indicators showed an overall trend toward stability.

• Incidence, positivity, and testing rates remained stable at low levels.

• The BA.5 lineage of the Omicron variant accounted for the majority of sequencing results, and its BQ.1.1 sublineage remained predominant, although a decline was observed in favor of the XBB.1.5 recombinant.

• Visits to community medical emergency services for “suspected COVID-19” were declining, while visits to hospital emergency departments were moderately increasing or stable across all age groups.

• The number of new hospitalizations and the number of new admissions to critical care remained stable. The number of COVID-19-related hospital deaths decreased.

• The total number of new COVID-19 cases reported by healthcare facilities continued to decline this week.