Key Points

• Mainland France: Decline in SARS-CoV-2 transmission, but all indicators remain at high levels

  • Decrease in the number of new confirmed cases, hospitalizations, and new ICU admissions

  • Trend toward stabilization in deaths (still developing and to be confirmed)

  • Excess mortality was more pronounced in weeks 43, 44, and 45

  • Most affected regions: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

• Overseas

  • Martinique, Guadeloupe, and Mayotte: downward trend

  • French Guiana: upward trend

  • Réunion: Decrease in incidence

• Prevention: CoviPrev Study (early November)

  • Increased adoption of hygiene measures and social distancing

• Mental health: CoviPrev Study

  • Significant increase in depressive disorders across the general population (from 10% in late September to 21% in early November)