Key points

Guadeloupe

Since the peak of the third wave, incidence and positivity rates fell below the alert and vigilance thresholds, respectively, for the first time in week 2021-22. However, in hospitals, the number of emergency room visits and new admissions across all departments remained stable compared to week 2021-21. Hospital pressure persists, with a significant number of hospitalized cases (across all departments) and patients in intensive care. The effective R value for tests conducted during week 2021-22 was significantly below 1: 0.61 [0.52–0.71].

Saint-Barthélemy

Virological surveillance indicators recorded in week 2021-22 were low and stable, with testing rates also remaining stable. In hospitals, no new hospitalizations have been recorded in the past four weeks.

Saint Martin

In week 2021-22, virological surveillance indicators remained consistently stable at a high level amid similarly stable testing rates. New hospital admissions were slightly decreasing, and the number of emergency room visits for suspected COVID-19 was stable. The virus is actively circulating in the territory. Individual prevention measures, collective containment efforts, and the acceleration of vaccination must be strengthened.