Key Points

In Week 06, the decline in SARS-CoV-2 transmission accelerated across the country, with a confirmed drop in hospital admissions; however, virological, hospital, and mortality indicators remain at high levels.

• Mainland France:

  • Incidence and positivity rates declining across all age groups

  • Decrease in new hospitalizations across all regions

  • Decrease in new critical care admissions in nearly all regions

  • Mortality remains high, with more than 1,800 deaths per week

  Overseas territories:

  • Virological indicators and hospitalizations are declining in these territories but remain the highest in Réunion

Contact tracing

• Decrease in the number of cases and increase in the number of contacts recorded following the launch of the “List My Contacts” online service by the Health Insurance Agency

• Decrease in the proportion of contacts who become cases

Variants

• Omicron accounted for 99.3% of interpretable sequences in the Flash S05 survey of January 31, 2022

• The BA.2 sublineage remains a minority but is on the rise (10.7% on 01/31 vs. 4.5% on 01/24)

Prevention

• Vaccination as of February 15, 2022 (Covid Vaccine data):

  • 79.1% of the total population had received a full primary vaccination series

  • 71.3% of those aged 18 and older had received a booster dose (81.3% of eligible individuals) and 83.0% of those aged 65 and older (90.7% of eligible individuals)

• Importance of combined measures:

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

  • Adherence to preventive measures, including mask-wearing and contact reduction, 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