Epidemiological surveillance in Corsica. Update as of January 6, 2021.
Key Points
COVID-19
Increase in epidemic monitoring indicators.
Regional incidence rate on the rise
Regional testing rate decreasing
Regional positivity rate on the rise
Low COVID-19-related activity within the SOS Médecins association
Low COVID-19-related activity in emergency departments
Hospitalizations across all departments on the rise
No new clusters in S53.
The regional incidence rate, at 66 per 100,000 inhabitants, is rising compared to the previous week. This rate has risen above the alert threshold of 50 per 100,000 inhabitants in both departments on the island. The testing rate is decreasing (5,200 per 100,000 inhabitants), resulting in an increase in the positivity rate (1.3%), though this remains below the 5% vigilance threshold. At the same time, the number of people hospitalized across all departments is rising again.
Monitoring of winter epidemics
Bronchiolitis: stable trend
Flu: stable trend
Gastroenteritis: low activity
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