At least twelve cases have been identified. In Haute-Savoie, the Regional Health Agency (ARS) Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes began a Covid-19 screening campaign after the discovery of a cluster (source of contamination) probably appeared during a gathering family in Annecy on July 14, said the ARS on Thursday. According to France Bleu Pays de Savoie, the outbreak would originate from a wedding organized on a boat on Lake Annecy.
Investigations carried out by the “contact tracing” cell of the ARS began a week ago following the diagnosis of a first positive case on July 16. They made it possible to identify a chain of 90 other potentially infected people, who were invited to carry out a screening test and to observe isolation with the strictest respect for barrier gestures.
A person hospitalized in intensive care
Following the tests, twelve new people have already been confirmed positive. “Among them, one person is hospitalized in intensive care outside the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, in his region of origin”, indicates the ARS.
“One of them went to a children's community in Saint-Eustache. These are 28 people (children and supervisory staff) who are affected by this new chain of contamination, which does not at this stage constitute a new cluster, ”she explains. A new series of investigations is underway around the 12 newly confirmed cases to identify other people who may have been potentially infected.
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