Key points
In week 42, the rebound in circulation of the virus was confirmed in metropolitan France, with a new rise in the incidence rate and an upward trend for new hospitalisations.
- Metropolitan France:
- Greater increase in the incidence rate among people aged 60 years and older
- Incidence rate above 50/100,000 inhabitants in 44 departments
- R number >1 and rising, leading to the accelerated circulation of SARS-CoV-2 across the country
- Decline in the screening rate among adults aged 20 years and older, especially among 20-39 year-olds
- Increasing or stable trend for new hospital and
- intensive care admissions in all regions
- Overseas France:
- French Guiana: falling incidence and hospitalisation rates
Variants
- Delta variant identified in 100% of sequenced samples in Flash Surveys on 28 September and 5 October 2021
Contact tracing
- Increase in the average number of contacts per case in a context marked by a rising number of cases
- Higher proportion of cases previously identified as contacts
Prevention
- Vaccination on 26 October 2021 (Vaccin Covid data):
- 76.2% of the French population had received at least one vaccine dose and 74.3% were fully vaccinated
- 16.9% of people aged 65 years and older had received a booster dose
- Importance of combining measures: vaccination, including the booster for the population over 65 years, adherence to contact tracing and respect of preventive measures
