Published weekly, the epidemiological update on COVID-19 surveillance provides a detailed analysis of the various indicators established by Santé publique France and its network of...

Key Points Mainland France: sharp increase in all indicators, particularly hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and deaths Increase in the number of people currently hospitalized (12,458...

Key Points The summer of 2020 was marked by three heat waves, one of which was particularly severe in northern France. The departments affected by at least one heat wave are home to...

Testing strategies for controlling COVID-19 in nursing homes: Universal or targeted screening?

When lockdown restrictions were lifted, Santé publique France implemented SI-MONIC (MONItorage des clusters), a reporting system designed to alert authorities to clusters. The...

Key Points Continued spread of the virus and accelerated progression of the COVID-19 epidemic Standardized incidence rates are rising sharply in Week 41 at the regional level as well...

Key Points Viral circulation continues to accelerate in Occitanie in departments that have been less affected so far, and severe cases are on the rise During Week 41 and at the regional...

Key Points In Week 41 of 2020 (October 5–11), testing activity, which had been declining since Week 37, increased, with 97,604 RT-PCR tests performed. The number of new biologically...

Key Points SARS-CoV-2 continues to circulate in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, with a steady increase in the positivity rate and an incidence rate that rose again during week 41. A decrease in the...