Key points

• Mainland France

  • Continued high circulation of SARS-CoV-2

  • Increase in the positivity rate among all tested individuals, particularly marked among symptomatic patients (13.4%, +6.1 percentage points)

  • Increase in hospitalizations, new ICU admissions, and deaths

  • Highly likely underestimation of the number of people tested, confirmed cases, and clusters due to prolonged data consolidation

  • 62 departments at high vulnerability level and 26 at moderate vulnerability level

• Overseas territories:

  • High vulnerability level: Guadeloupe, trend toward stabilization; Martinique, continued increase; French Guiana: downward trend

  • Moderate vulnerability level: Réunion, continued viral circulation; Mayotte, increasing trend

• Prevention:

  • Fewer people are avoiding gatherings and in-person meetings; more and more people are wearing masks

  • Recommendation: Improve the consistent maintenance of a distance of at least one meter between people, without shaking hands or kissing.