Key Points

In week 49, the spread of SARS-CoV-2 continued, with hospital indicators still on the rise.

• Mainland France:

  • Incidence rates higher than the peaks of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th waves

  • Highest incidence rates among 6-10-year-olds (>1,000/100,000), 11-14-year-olds, and 30-39-year-olds (>700)

  • New hospitalizations and critical care admissions at levels lower than the first three hospital waves, but rising in most regions

• Overseas territories:

  • Reunion Island: Incidence rates and hospital indicators on the rise in Reunion

Variants

• Flash Survey S48 (11/29): 99% of cases identified as the Delta variant through sequencing

• 310 confirmed cases of the Omicron variant in France as of 12/16 at 4:00 PM

• Moderate circulation of the B.1.640 variant in the country

Contact tracing

• Adaptation of the contact-tracing system to handle the very high number of new cases: indicators to be interpreted with caution

Prevention

• CoviPrev survey (wave 30: Nov. 30–Dec. 7, 2021):

  • Overwhelming majority of adults have been vaccinated, including booster shots (90%)

  • 94% of vaccinated individuals intend to get tested if they have had a high-risk exposure, compared to 74% of unvaccinated individuals

  • Improved systematic adherence to preventive measures

• Vaccination status as of December 14, 2021 (Covid Vaccine data):

  • 78.0% of the total population had received at least one dose, and 76.4% were fully vaccinated

  • Among those aged 65 and older, 60.5% had received a booster dose; this rate rose to 82.0% among eligible individuals in this age group

• Importance of combined measures: vaccination and boosters, participation in contact tracing, and adherence to preventive measures, to protect the healthcare system

Learn more

• See our report on the COVID-19 pandemic

• Visit our page on variants

• Visit our page on contact tracing

• View all national epidemiological updates