Key points
In week 37, all the epidemiological indicators continued to improve in metropolitan France. Nevertheless, the situation remained very concerning in French Guiana.
- Metropolitan France:
- Improvement in the epidemiological indicators in all regions
- Overseas France:
- French Guiana: incidence rate and hospital indicators high and on the rise
- Martinique and Guadeloupe: incidence rate and hospital indicators on the decline
Variants
- Delta variant identified in more than 99% of interpretable sequenced samples in Flash Surveys from 24 and 31 August 2021
Contact tracing
- Slight increase in the average number of contacts per case:
- Continued decline in the number of cases not reporting any contacts
- Rise in the number of cases reporting more than five contacts
Prevention
- Vaccination coverage on 21 September: 74.5% with at least one dose and 71.9% fully vaccinated
- CoviPrev Survey from 31 August to 7 September:
- Increased anxiety and sleep problems compared to the previous wave
- Importance of combining different measures: vaccination in addition to contact tracing and preventive measures, especially in the current context marked by a lower adherence to preventive measures
