Key points

Guadeloupe

The incidence rate has remained below the alert threshold for the past four weeks and decreased slightly in week 2021-26. Other virological indicators (positivity rate and testing rate) remained relatively stable. In hospitals, the number of emergency department visits was also stable compared to week 2021-25, while new admissions increased slightly. In the intensive care unit, one new admission was recorded at the University Hospital in week 2021-26. The low number of screened RT-PCR tests (<50) does not allow for the determination of variant proportions for week 2021-26. The effective reproduction number (R_e) calculated from data reported in SI-DEP for samples collected from June 30, 2021, to July 6, 2021, was 1.19 [1.02–1.38], significantly greater than 1.

Saint-Barthélemy

In week 2021-26, the incidence rate increased slightly amid a rise in testing. However, the positivity rate remained low and stable. Furthermore, no new hospitalizations were recorded in week 2021-26.

Saint Martin

In week 2021-26, the incidence rate remained above the alert threshold and was rising slightly, against a backdrop of increased testing. However, new hospital admissions and the number of emergency room visits for suspected COVID-19 had been stable for the past two weeks.