Key Points

In Week 30, SARS-CoV-2 circulation remained very high across the country, with a more moderate increase in the incidence rate but a 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:

  • Highest incidence rate in Martinique and a sharp increase in Guadeloupe

  • High hospitalization rates in Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and Réunion

Variants

• 93.8% of cases identified as the Delta variant through sequencing in mainland France as of July 20

Contact tracing

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

Prevention

• Vaccination coverage of the population as of August 3: 64.5% for one dose and 53.8% 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