Key Points

• In Week 13, virological surveillance indicators increased for the fourth consecutive week, albeit at a more moderate rate.

• The incidence and positivity rates stabilized or rose slightly across all departments and age groups, except among those under 15, where a decline was observed

• 96.3% of screened tests showed a profile consistent with the Omicron (D1) variant in Week 13. The BA.2 sublineage accounted for 93.4% of sequences in the Flash S12 survey

• Stabilization of emergency room visits for suspected COVID-19

• Increase in new hospitalizations and new admissions to critical care for COVID-1