In the intensive care unit of the Purpan University Hospital in Toulouse.
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F. Scheiber - Sipa
“The epidemic situation has deteriorated, the slope is steep and it is worrying.
This is the state of mind at the start of the week of Pierre Ricordeau, the boss of the regional health agency in Occitanie (Arsoc).
While 800 daily positive cases were recorded in the region before Christmas, we now deplore an average of 1,400.
And if the Tarn is a little more affected (over 200 cases per 100,000 inhabitants), the trend is towards a "homogenization" of the figures throughout Occitania.
70,000 appointments for the vaccine
With particular concern since the English variant made its official appearance at the end of last week with one confirmed case in Hérault and two in Haute-Garonne.
Three cases which had a priori no link between them.
Monday, the ARS announced a fourth case and “suspicions” awaiting sequencing, specifying that the suspected cases were treated with the same precautions as the proven cases.
Pierre Ricordeau calls for the umpteenth time to strictly respect barrier gestures.
"You should not hesitate either to be tested in the event of appearance of symptoms, if one is obviously a case of contact or if one has the feeling to have taken risks", he recalls.
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Regarding vaccination, more than 70,000 priority Occitans have already made an appointment for a first injection between January 18 and mid-February.
The platforms, Internet or telephone, will offer new niches as the region is delivered in doses.
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