Covid-19 is returning in France. According to Public Health France, which is responsible for monitoring the epidemic, the incidence rate, the positivity rate and the number of hospital admissions (the three main indicators of disease monitoring) have all increased sharply. In its weekly bulletin dated Friday, November 25, Public Health in France states:traffic recoveryBetween the appearance of the coronavirus in an already tense context, bronchiolitis and the flu.
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Currently, it is difficult to get exact details on the number of cases in France because of the social movement of biological laboratories. But the data transferred from the pharmacies clearly show a resumption of cases. Thus, on Monday, November 28, 9304 new cases were detected. A number that may seem low considering the peak of the epidemic, but which is justified by the closing of analysis laboratories on weekends. In fact, this is 37.5% more cases compared to Monday, November 21. As of last Friday, more than 47,000 cases had been identified.
The positivity rate, i.e. the percentage of tests that came back positive compared to all screenings performed, was 26.5% (+10% over seven days). Finally, the incidence rate is 433.3 patients per 100,000 individuals (+ 41.4% in seven days).
End of a short lull
This new recovery marks the end of a brief lull in the epidemic in recent weeks. The latest wave hit the country at the end of summer, in the preferred context of the start of the school year. The current return is already reflected in “upward rehabilitation in new hospitalizations and critical care admissions“after”four weeks ago“, emphasizes Public Health in France.
During the week from November 14 to 20, 4,210 people were hospitalized with the diagnosis of Covid, increasing by 6%. If the total number of hospitalized patients (18,782 on Monday) remains well below the highest level seen this year, this recovery risks testing an already strained health care system.
The epidemic of bronchiolitis, which mainly affects infants, has reached unprecedented proportions for ten years. And seasonal flu, while not yet announced, promises to be earlier than usual and raises concerns about the flu’s impact.triple epidemic“. In this context, remembering the importance of preventive gestures such as wearing a mask in closed and very busy places, Public Health France encourages the French to update their anti-Covid vaccination.
This provides a booster dose from early October for people at risk, which includes especially those over 60. Among 60-79 year olds, only 31.2% are considered protected by vaccinations (vaccination less than 6 months old); as of November 21, according to the health agency, among people aged 80 and older, 12% (vaccination at age less than 3 months). Regarding vaccines adapted to the Omicron variant, 6.1% of those aged 60-79 and 7.9% of those aged 80 and over received a booster with this type of serum.
Source: Le Figaro
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