COVID-19: Epidemiological Update as of August 20, 2020

Key points

  • In mainland France

    • Significant increase in SARS-CoV-2 transmission, most pronounced among young adults

    • Continued increase in incidence (+42%) and positivity rate (+42%), with a stable testing rate over the past two weeks

    • Upward trend in new hospitalizations and ICU admissions

    • 24 departments classified as having moderate vulnerability

    • 6 departments with an incidence above the threshold of 50 per 100,000 inhabitants: Alpes-Maritimes, Bouches-du-Rhône, Paris, Sarthe, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne

    • Number of new clusters continues to rise

    • Increase in the number of clusters in nursing homes

  • Overseas territories:

    • Antilles and Réunion: increased circulation of SARS-CoV-2

    • French Guiana and Mayotte: epidemic on the decline

  • To limit the spread of the virus

    • Adherence to all preventive measures and physical distancing

    • Test—Trace—Isolate

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