COVID-19: Epidemiological Update from the Meeting on August 19, 2021

Key Points

  • High level of viral circulation, but incidence and positivity rates are declining slightly

  • Hospital pressure indicators are high but slightly decreasing

  • Admissions to intensive care units have shifted toward younger age groups between June and August

  • Maintaining and adhering to containment measures is necessary as schools reopen

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