Key points
Epidemiological situation
In week 38, the epidemiological indicators continued to improve in all regions except for French Guiana, where the situation remained very concerning.
- Metropolitan France:
- Improved epidemiological indicators in all regions
- Overseas France:
- French Guiana: high incidence rate still on the rise and overburdened hospital services
- Martinique and Guadeloupe: decreasing incidence and hospitalisation rates
Variants
- Delta variant identified in 99% of sequenced samples in the Flash Surveys on 31 August and 7 September 2021
Contact tracing
- Increase in the proportion of cases previously identified as contacts
Prevention
- On 27 September 2021, according to data from Vaccin Covid, 74.9% of the French population had received at least one vaccine dose, and 72.2% were fully vaccinated
- Importance of combining different measures: vaccination in addition to contact tracing and preventive measures, especially in the current context marked by a lower adherence to preventive measures
