Key Points

In Week 14, indicators remained at a very high level, with continued strain on hospitals.

• Stabilization of the incidence rate, taking into account the Monday holiday

• Decrease in the number of tests but increase in the positivity rate

• New hospitalizations and admissions to critical care units have stabilized

• The number of patients currently hospitalized and in critical care units continues to rise

• Increase in COVID-19-related deaths

• Mainland France: Île-de-France, Hauts-de-France, and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur regions remain severely affected

• Overseas territories: rising incidence and positivity rates in the French West Indies and French Guiana

Variants

• Proportion of suspected variants of concern (VOC) identified by screening RT-PCR:

  • suspected cases of the 20I/501Y.V1 variant are the majority in mainland France at 83.0%

  • suspected cases of the 20H/501Y.V2 or 20J/501Y.V3 variants remain stable at 3.8%

Prevention

• Vaccination: 11,366,175 people have received at least one dose (vaccination coverage: 16.9%)

• Importance of consistently following preventive measures and limiting contact and travel

• If symptoms develop, immediate isolation is required, and a test should be performed as soon as possible