Key Points

In Week 31, SARS-CoV-2 circulation remained high across the country, with a very moderate increase in the incidence rate but a continued sharp rise in hospitalizations and admissions to intensive care.

• Mainland France:

  • Highest incidence rates in Corsica, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, and Occitanie

  • Hospitalization rates rising sharply in most regions

• Overseas territories:

  • Very high incidence rates in Martinique and rising sharply in Guadeloupe

  • Very high hospitalization rates in Martinique and Guadeloupe

  • High COVID-19 mortality in Martinique

Variants

• 98.1% of cases identified as the Delta variant through sequencing in mainland France as of July 27, 2021

Contact tracing

• Average number of identified contacts per case at the lowest level observed in 2021, suggesting poor identification of transmission chains

Prevention

• Vaccination coverage of the general population as of August 10: 67.4% for one dose and 56.4% for full vaccination

• Importance of combined measures: vaccination, preventive measures, and contact tracing

Learn more

• See our report on the COVID-19 pandemic

• Visit our page on variants

• Visit our page on contact tracing

• See other national epidemiological updates