Key Points

• The epidemiological situation in the Hauts-de-France region continues to deteriorate, with an intensification of the epidemic affecting nearly all areas;

• High incidence rates among those under 50 and the beginning of a health impact among those over 65;

• Visible health impacts are beginning to emerge in the region, with the current number of new hospitalizations and admissions to intensive care equivalent to that observed in September 2020 at the start of the second wave;

• By the end of last week in Hauts-de-France, more than one in two residents (56%) was fully vaccinated, including one in four young people aged 12 to 17 (26%) and one in two people aged 18 to 49 (53%).