Key Points

In Week 33, the spread of SARS-CoV-2 slowed in mainland France, with a decrease in the incidence rate, but hospital indicators continue to rise. The situation remains very critical in Martinique and Guadeloupe.

• Mainland France:

  • Incidence and hospitalization rates remain highest in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Occitanie, and Corsica

  Overseas territories:

  • Guadeloupe and Martinique: very high incidence rates, but declining

  • Persistent strain on hospitals and excess mortality from all causes and across all age groups in these two territories

  • French Guiana: increase in incidence rate and hospital indicators

Variants

• 98.1% of cases identified as the Delta variant through sequencing in mainland France as of August 3, 2021

Contact tracing

• Average number of identified contacts per case remains low, suggesting a decline in the completeness of contact tracing

Prevention

• Vaccination coverage in the general population as of August 24: 71.1% for one dose and 62.7% for full vaccination

• Improved vaccination coverage among healthcare workers in recent weeks

• 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