Key Points

COVID-19

Decrease in the incidence rate (IR) calculated based on PCR and antigen tests. The IR dropped from 138 per 100,000 inhabitants in Week 33 to 122 per 100,000 inhabitants in Week 34. A disparity in the evolution of IRs is observed at the departmental level: -30 points in Côtes d’Armor, -16 points in Morbihan, -21 points in Ille-et-Vilaine, and stable in Finistère. Focus on Côtes d’Armor, Finistère, and the Brest community of municipalities. Also of concern, as the start of the school year approaches, is the population aged 0–15, for whom the positivity rate has been steadily increasing since mid-July, while the testing rate is falling sharply, resulting in only a slight increase in the incidence rate. Vaccination coverage stands at 79.1% for one dose and 71.1% for a full course.

Extreme heat, heat wave

Finistère and Morbihan were placed under a yellow heat wave alert by Météo-France from July 19 to 22, 2021. Outside of this period, Brittany remained under a green heat wave alert. Activity was low, close to levels seen in previous years, excluding periods of extreme heat.