Epidemiological surveillance in Corsica. Update as of January 6, 2021.

Key Points

COVID-19

Increase in epidemic monitoring indicators.

  • Regional incidence rate on the rise

  • Regional testing rate decreasing

  • Regional positivity rate on the rise

  • Low COVID-19-related activity within the SOS Médecins association

  • Low COVID-19-related activity in emergency departments

  • Hospitalizations across all departments on the rise

  • No new clusters in S53.

The regional incidence rate, at 66 per 100,000 inhabitants, is rising compared to the previous week. This rate has risen above the alert threshold of 50 per 100,000 inhabitants in both departments on the island. The testing rate is decreasing (5,200 per 100,000 inhabitants), resulting in an increase in the positivity rate (1.3%), though this remains below the 5% vigilance threshold. At the same time, the number of people hospitalized across all departments is rising again.

Monitoring of winter epidemics

  • Bronchiolitis: stable trend

  • Flu: stable trend

  • Gastroenteritis: low activity

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