Epidemiological surveillance in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Update as of August 27, 2020.

Key Points

  • COVID Surveillance: Increased viral circulation in the region.

    • Increase in the incidence rate and positivity rate at the regional level based on monitoring of patients testing positive in city and hospital laboratories

    • The most unfavorable situation is observed in Bouches-du-Rhône, where the incidence rate has reached 131.4 per 100,000 inhabitants

    • COVID activity among SOS Médecins associations on the rise

    • Use of hospital emergency departments on the rise—Total number of intensive care hospitalizations on the rise

    • 19 new reports from social and medical-social facilities

    • 39 new COVID-19 transmission clusters, currently under investigation.

  • Surveillance of chikungunya, dengue, and Zika. Since surveillance began, 32 confirmed cases of dengue, imported mainly from Martinique and French Guiana, have been reported.

  • Health surveillance of the impact of extreme heat. No heat wave is forecast in the coming days that would warrant a heat wave alert. Activity in emergency departments and among SOS Médecins associations for conditions potentially related to heat remains low.

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