- Two sources of contamination are monitored by the ARS in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.
- Dozens of screening tests were carried out on contact cases of Covid-19 patients.
Hospitalizations still falling, admissions in intensive care also. In Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, the epidemiological situation continues to improve according to the indicators updated daily by Santé Publique France. However, the Covid-19 continues to circulate. Proof of this is with these groupings of cases currently being monitored by health authorities. One in Savoie, the second in Haute-Savoie.
The first outbreak of contamination observed is located in Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, in Savoie. It is a "family cluster with tested positive people who participated in a funeral", specifies 20 minutes the Regional Health Agency (ARS). Tuesday evening, according to the latest assessment,
17 people were positive for the coronavirus and 58 contacts at risk identified. For these people, who have been informed of the risk of contagion, screening tests are underway, according to ARS Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.
200 tests in Haute-Savoie
In Annecy, in Haute-Savoie, grouped cases were detected in a shelter and social reintegration center. After detecting a first infected resident, screening of all people living on the same floor was carried out last Friday. "It identified six other cases. In view of these initial results, the entire home (staff and residents) was tested on Tuesday, that is to say nearly 200 people, ”underlines the ARS.
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All residents were fitted with masks and the barrier measures were reinforced. "Each person has been invited to monitor their state of health and to consult a doctor in the event of clinical signs," continue the authorities, who, to limit the chains of transmission, remind the need to isolate themselves in the event of confirmed illness.
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