Key points

Martinique

• The epidemic, which was reported early in the season, has been on the decline since week 44, particularly in hospitals, but community surveillance indicators rose again last week;

• the situation could take a turn for the worse in the coming weeks as the end-of-year holidays approach.

  • Epidemic phase

Guadeloupe

• High indicators in the community and rising trends in hospitals over several consecutive weeks—particularly last week—justify declaring an epidemic in the territory.

  • Epidemic phase

Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy

• The trend has also been rising for several consecutive weeks in urban areas;

• a transition to the pre-epidemic phase may be announced shortly, depending on how the indicators evolve over the coming weeks.