Key Points

In week 49, virological indicators rose for the 9th consecutive week.

• Increase in the incidence rate (IR) in all departments except Cher and Indre-et-Loire; 4 departments have an IR exceeding 300 cases per 100,000 inhabitants: Cher, Eure-et-Loir, Indre-et-Loire, Loiret

• IR rising across all age groups, with higher rates among people under 50

• The positivity rate (PR) remains stable in the general population and among symptomatic individuals

• Increase in emergency room visits for suspected COVID-19, hospitalizations, and admissions to critical care

• 25 confirmed cases of the Omicron variant in the Centre-Val de Loire region as of December 16 at 4:00 p.m.