COVID-19: Epidemiological Update for the Centre-Val de Loire Region, April 9, 2020

Key indicators

Individual Monitoring

  • Since March 3, 2020, 2,944 positive test results have been reported by hospital and community laboratories in the region.

Community Surveillance

  • SOS Médecins: 1,079 cases of suspected COVID-19 per 10,000 residents in week 14, compared to 992 in week 13 of 2020.

  • Sentinelles Network: 11,054 (tele)consultations for acute respiratory infections per 100,000 inhabitants in week 14, compared to 11,375 in week 13 of 2020.

  • LABM (3 labs): 23.0% positive test results in week 14.

Surveillance in long-term care facilities, including nursing homes

  • 1,110 cases, including 71 deaths reported as of April 7, 2020

Hospital surveillance

  • Oscour® Network: 1,193 visits for suspected COVID-19 per 10,000 inhabitants in week 14, compared to 967 in week 13 of 2020.

  • Hospital laboratories: 32.8% of tests were positive in week 14.

  • Sentinel intensive care units: 53.2% of cases were aged 65 and older, the sex ratio was 2.1, and 63.8% of cases had at least one risk factor, the most common being type 1 or 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and lung disease.

Mortality Surveillance

  • In the Indre department, in week 13, observed mortality exceeded the threshold for excess mortality. However, this excess remains very close to the upper limit.

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