Key Points

In Week 29, the epidemiological situation continued to deteriorate across the country as social distancing measures were lifted.

• Very sharp increase in the incidence rate

• Increase in hospitalizations and admissions to intensive care

• Mainland France:

  • Incidence rate exceeding 200 per 100,000 inhabitants in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Corsica, Occitanie, and Nouvelle-Aquitaine

  • Hospitalization rates rising sharply in most regions

• Overseas territories:

  • Highest incidence rate in Martinique and high viral circulation in Réunion, Guadeloupe, and French Guiana

  • High hospitalization rates in Martinique, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, and Réunion

Variants

• 82.8% of cases identified as the Delta variant through sequencing in mainland France as of July 13

Contact tracing

• Decrease in the proportion of new cases previously identified as contacts, indicating fewer identified transmission chains

• Sharp increase in the number of cases reporting having visited a gathering place

Prevention

• Vaccination coverage as of July 25: 60.7% for one dose and 50.8% for full vaccination

• CoviPrev survey from July 15 to 21:

  • Decrease in adherence to all preventive measures since May

  • Increase in intentions to get vaccinated since June

  • Importance of combined measures: vaccination, preventive measures, and contact tracing

Learn more

• See our report on the Covid-19 pandemic

• Visit our page on variants

• Visit our page on contact tracing

• See other national epidemiological updates