Key points
Epidemiological situation
In week 36, all the epidemiological indicators continued to decrease in metropolitan France. The situation improved in Martinique and Guadeloupe but remained serious in French Guiana.
- Metropolitan France:
- Highest incidence and hospitalisation rates in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Corsica, Occitanie, and Ile-de-France
- Overseas France:
- Guadeloupe and Martinique: very high incidence and hospitalisation rate but on the decline
- French Guiana: high but stable incidence rate as well as high hospital indicators on the rise
Variants
- Delta variant identified in 99% of sequenced samples in the Flash Surveys on 17 and 24 August 2021
Contact tracing
- Low number of contacts reported per case, indicating the incomplete identification of contacts by cases
Prevention
- Vaccination coverage on 14 September: 73.9% with at least one dose and 70.0% fully vaccinated
- CoviPrev Survey from 31 August to 7 September:
- Decrease in the use of preventive measures since late June
- Vaccination intentions still on the rise
- Importance of combining different measures: vaccination in addition to contact tracing and preventive measures
