Already slightly sensitive on the latest data, the "epidemic recovery" of Covid-19 is being confirmed in France, underlines the French public health agency.
“At the national level, the incidence rate was again on the increase (+ 14%)” for the week of October 18, during which it amounted to 55 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants, that is to say more than the alert threshold of 50.
This threshold of 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants is exceeded "in 44 metropolitan departments" and is "increasing or stable in all regions". In the week of October 18, the incidence rate “reached 73 per 100,000 inhabitants in Pays de la Loire (+ 52%) and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (+1%), and 71 in Île-de- France (-0.2%) ”. Across the country, “5,276 cases were diagnosed per day” on average over the week concerned.
In addition, "the number of new hospitalizations increased slightly (1,281, + 2%), with a higher increase in new admissions to critical care (346, + 12%)". Currently, some 6,500 Covid patients are hospitalized, including a little more than 1,000 in critical care, reserved for the most serious cases. Here again, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Île-de-France and Pays de la Loire regions are the most affected.
In this context of increase, "it is essential to encourage the vaccination of people not vaccinated against Covid-19 as well as the administration of the booster to those 65 and over eligible, and to maintain adherence to barrier gestures at a high level ”, insists the health agency.
Nearly 75% of the population is fully vaccinated, and the government is insisting on the recall campaign for the frail and elderly.
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