Covid-19: “The epidemic resumption is confirmed”, according to Public Health France – franceinfo

The Covid-19 pandemic is not behind us. “The epidemic resumption is confirmed” in France and begins to feel in the hospital, assured Public Health France in its weekly update. During the week of October 18, “the resumption of viral circulation has been confirmed in metropolitan France”, writes the health agency, adding that “hospital and critical care admissions are on the rise again”.

“At the national level, the incidence rate [la proportion des nouveaux cas au sein de la population] was on the rise again (+ 14%) “ for the week concerned, during which it amounted to 55 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants while the alert threshold of 50. This threshold has been exceeded “in 44 metropolitan departments” and is “increasing or stable in all regions”. In the week of October 18, he “reached 73 per 100,000 inhabitants in Pays de la Loire (+ 52%) and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (+ 1%), and 71 in Île-de-France (-0.2%)”.

What’s more, “the number of new hospitalizations increased slightly (1,281, + 2%), with a higher increase in new critical care admissions (346, + 12%)”. Currently, around 6,500 Covid patients are hospitalized, including just over 1,000 in critical care. “In mainland France, the rates of new hospitalizations and admissions to critical care (are) increasing or stable in all regions”, according to Public Health France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Île-de-France and Pays de la Loire have the highest rates.

In this context of increase, “It is essential to encourage the vaccination of people not vaccinated against Covid-19 as well as the administration of the booster to those 65 and over eligible, and to maintain adherence to barrier gestures at a high level”, insists the health agency.