Key Points

In Week 20, epidemiological indicators continued to improve despite ongoing high pressure on hospitals amid the lifting of public health restrictions

• Decrease in incidence rates, hospitalizations, and admissions to intensive care

• High number of patients in critical care

• High COVID-19 mortality

• Mainland France: Île-de-France and Hauts-de-France remain the hardest hit

• Overseas territories: indicators remain high in 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 77.6%

  • suspected cases of the 20H/501Y.V2 or 20J/501Y.V3 variants at 5.9%, with regional variations

Prevention

• Contribution of the contact-tracing system to limiting the spread of the epidemic

• Vaccination: as of May 26, 2021

  • 23,752,184 people have received at least one dose, vaccination coverage of 35.4%

  • 10,883,436 people fully vaccinated, vaccination coverage of 16.2%

  • Individuals must continue to consistently follow preventive measures and limit contact

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

  • Reminder of the importance of vaccination for priority groups who have not yet been vaccinated

More information on the COVID-19 outbreak

• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Report

• Key figures and trends of COVID-19 in France and around the world

• Find all national epidemiological updates here