Key Points

In Week 43, the resurgence of the epidemic is confirmed by the continued increase in SARS-CoV-2 transmission across mainland France.

• Mainland France:

  • Incidence rate exceeding 50 per 100,000 people among those aged 10–79

  • Incidence rate above 50 per 100,000 inhabitants in 58 departments

  • Effective reproduction number (R_eff) >1, indicating an increase in the epidemic

  • Significant drop in testing rates among children under 10 due to school holidays

  • Rates of new hospitalizations and admissions to intensive care: mixed trends across regions

• Overseas territories:

  • French Guiana: incidence rate continues to decline

Variants

• 100% of cases identified as the Delta variant through sequencing during the Flash surveys on October 5 and 12, 2021

Contact tracing

• Increase in the number of new cases but stabilization of the average number of contacts per case

• Increase in the average age of cases and contacts since Week 37, calling for vigilance and the administration of a booster dose in the affected populations

Prevention

• Vaccination as of November 2, 2021 (Covid Vaccine data):

  • 76.4% of the population had received at least one dose, and 74.6% were fully vaccinated

  • 19.8% of those aged 65 and older had received a booster dose

• Importance of combined measures: vaccination, including booster shots for those aged 65 and older, participation in contact tracing, and adherence to preventive measures

Learn more

• See our report on the Covid-19 pandemic

• Visit our page on variants

• Visit our page on contact tracing

• Visit our page on the CoviPrev survey

• See other national epidemiological updates