The epidemic situation out of control at the end of March?

-

20 minutes

  • While the debate on a possible closure of schools rages,

    20 Minutes

    takes stock of what Public Health France indicators say about children.

  • The last weekly point of the health authority is not very optimistic: the tension on the hospitals is increasing rapidly, with resuscitations soon full.

  • With 30,000 additional cases of Covid-19 per day on average, the coming weeks promise to be very complicated for caregivers.

Epidemiologists had warned for weeks: in mid-March, the spread of the English variant risked giving a boost to the Covid-19 epidemic.

Here we are.

The last point of Public Health France confirms that France is facing a third wave.

"The incidence rates (313 / 100,000 inhabitants), positivity (7.9%) and screening (3,940 / 100,000 inhabitants) are increasing compared to those of the previous week", summarizes the weekly point of Public Health France.

“We observe a deterioration of all the indicators, summarizes Christine Campèse, epidemiologist at Public Health France.

The hospital tension is increasingly strong and it will increase in the coming days in view of the incidence.

"

Incidence rate increases in all age groups

Another worrying signal: "the incidence rates, hospitalizations and admissions to critical care services, which had significantly decreased among people aged 75 and over, reflecting the impact of the level of vaccination coverage in this group of patients. 'age, were slightly increasing over the past two weeks.

What about the children?

“As expected, the incidence among those over 15 is quite close to that of adults.

And the more we decrease in age, the lower the incidence, ”underlines Daniel Lévy-Bruhl, of Public Health France.

Indeed, the weekly point goes into details age by age.

The incidence rate was 431 / 100,000 inhabitants among 15-17 year olds, 350 / 100,000 inhabitants among 11-14 year olds, 283 / 100,000 inhabitants among 6-10 year olds, 122 / 100,000 inhabitants among 3-5 year olds and 58 / 100,000 inhabitants among 0-2 year olds.

Health

Coronavirus: Was Emmanuel Macron right not to confine at the end of January?

Health

Coronavirus: Contamination through the air rather than the hands… Should prevention messages be adapted?

  • Video

  • Emmanuel Macron

  • Covid 19

  • Coronavirus

  • Health