Key Points

In week 42, the resurgence of viral circulation is confirmed in mainland France, with a further rise in the incidence rate and an upward trend in new hospitalizations

• Mainland France:

  • A more pronounced increase in the incidence rate among those aged 60 and older

  • Incidence rate above 50 per 100,000 inhabitants in 44 departments

  • Effective reproduction number (R_e) >1 and rising, indicating an acceleration in SARS-CoV-2 transmission across the country

  • Decrease in the testing rate among those aged 20 and older, particularly marked among those aged 20–39

  • Rates of new hospitalizations and critical care admissions are rising or stable in all regions

• Overseas territories:

  • French Guiana: incidence rate and rate of new hospitalizations continue to decline

Variants

• 100% of cases identified as the Delta variant through sequencing during the Flash surveys on September 28 and October 5, 2021

Contact tracing

• Increase in the average number of contacts per case amid a rise in case numbers

• Increase in the proportion of cases previously identified as contacts

Prevention

• Vaccination as of October 26, 2021 (Covid Vaccine data):

  • 76.2% of the population had received at least one dose and 74.3% were fully vaccinated

  • 16.9% of those aged 65 and older had received a booster dose

• Importance of combined measures: vaccination, including booster shots for those aged 65 and older, participation in contact tracing, and adherence to preventive measures

Learn more

• See our report on the Covid-19 pandemic

• Visit our page on variants

• Visit our page on contact tracing

• Visit our page on the CoviPrev survey

• See other national epidemiological updates