COVID-19: Epidemiological Update for August 27, 2020

Key points

  • In mainland France

    • Exponential increase in SARS-CoV-2 transmission (+58% in Week 34), faster among young adults

    • Increase in the number of people with symptoms (+74%), accounting for more than half of cases

    • Increase in testing rates (+32%)

    • Rise in new hospitalizations and ICU admissions

    • 14 departments with an incidence above the threshold of 50 per 100,000 inhabitants and 10 classified as high-risk

    • Continued increase in the number of clusters

    • Increase in the number of reports in nursing homes

  • Overseas territories:

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

    • French Guiana and Mayotte: epidemic in decline

To limit the spread of the virus:

  • Strengthen the implementation of all preventive measures and physical distancing

  • Test—Trace—Isolate

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