Key Points

• Over the past four weeks, epidemiological indicators of SARS-CoV-2 circulation in the community and in hospitals have been declining:

  • a decrease in calls to SOS Médecins and hospital emergency departments for COVID-19, reflecting a decline in new infections

  • a decrease in the number of new hospitalizations and new ICU admissions for COVID-19 patients

  • a decrease in the number of hospitalized patients and patients in intensive care

  • Stable estimate of the number of COVID-19 cases who have consulted a general practitioner

• Patients at risk for COVID-19

  • ICU: 79% of cases with comorbidities and 52% aged 65 and older

  • Deaths: at least 83% with comorbidities and 92% aged 65 and older

• Excess mortality from all causes at the national level, particularly pronounced in the Grand Est and Île-de-France regions

• Less consistent adoption of protective measures over time since the start of lockdown