Key Points

In Week 05, the slowdown in SARS-CoV-2 transmission was confirmed across the country and was accompanied by a decline in new hospital admissions, but indicators remained high.

• Mainland France:

  • Incidence rates declining across all regions

  • Positivity rates continue to rise among those aged 60 and older

  • Hospital indicators have begun to decline in most regions

  • Excess mortality from all causes since November linked to the severity of the fifth wave in France

  Overseas territories:

  • Virological and hospital indicators are decreasing but remain high in Réunion

Contact tracing

• Decrease in the number of cases and contacts

• Stable and very low number of contacts reported per case identified (value of 1.1)

Variants

• Omicron accounted for 98.8% of interpretable sequences in the Flash S04 survey of 01/24

• The BA.2 sublineage remains a minority but is on the rise (5.4% on 01/24 vs. 1.9% on 01/17)

Prevention

• Vaccination as of February 8, 2022 (Covid Vaccine data):

  • 78.9% of the total population had received a full primary vaccination series

  • 69.3% of those aged 18 and older had received a booster dose (79.4% of eligible individuals) and 82.3% of those aged 65 and older (90.3% of eligible individuals)

• Importance of combined measures:

  • Complete vaccination series with a booster shot as early as three months

  • Adherence to preventive measures, including mask-wearing and reducing contact, as well as other recommended measures such as frequent ventilation of enclosed spaces, teleworking, and participation in contact tracing

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