Key Points

COVID-19

In Week 38 in Île-de-France, virological indicators continued to rise.

• The regional incidence rate stood at 262 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, rising for the second consecutive week. The positivity rate (15.1%) and the testing rate followed the same trend

• The BA.4 and BA.5 sublineages of the Omicron variant are predominant in Île-de-France and accounted for nearly all sequencing results

• Use of primary care and emergency services for “suspected COVID-19” was increasing

• The number of new hospitalizations and the number of new admissions to intensive care units increased, while the number of COVID-19-related hospital deaths remained stable

• The total number of new COVID-19 cases reported by healthcare facilities was increasing

Monkeypox

• As of September 27, 2022, at 12:00 p.m., 2,441 confirmed cases of monkeypox had been recorded in Île-de-France (Region of residence).