Key Points

In Week 19, virological surveillance indicators declined as testing rates stabilized.

• Decrease in the incidence rate and positivity rate across all departments and age groups, except for the rate among 0-9-year-olds in the Loiret

• Decrease in emergency room visits for suspected COVID-19

• Decrease in the proportion of procedures performed for suspected COVID-19 by SOS Médecins

• Stabilization in the number of reports of the 20I/501Y.V1 (UK) variant, which is predominant in the region, and a slight increase in reports of the 20H/501Y.V2 (South Africa) and 20J/501Y.V3 (Brazil) variants