Key Points

• The regional incidence rate stood at 311 cases per 100,000 residents and declined for the third time after six consecutive weeks of increases. The testing rate followed the same trend.

• The positivity rate (14.9%) showed a decline and fell for the third time after seven consecutive weeks of increases.

• The BA.4 and BA.5 sublineages of the Omicron variant have been dominant in Île-de-France for the past 6 weeks.

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

• The number of new hospitalizations, the number of new admissions to critical care, and the number of hospital deaths related to COVID-19 were decreasing.

• The number of new COVID-19 cases reported by healthcare facilities, as well as the total number of new reported cases, was decreasing.