Key Points

COVID-19

• In Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, the incidence rate is stabilizing, as is the positivity rate, against a backdrop of low testing rates. The incidence rate is estimated at 28 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, lower than the national rate of 36 per 100,000 inhabitants.

• Incidence rates range from 21 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in Haute-Saône to 34 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the Jura, and positivity rates range from 9% in the Territoire-de-Belfort to 17.5% in the Jura. The Jura has a positivity rate higher than the national average.

• In Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, the XBB.1.5 variant remains the most prevalent (45% of sequences in S18 vs. 38% in S17). Other Omicron sublineages, such as BA.2 and BA.5, are circulating in the region at low levels in S18 (latest consolidated data). These trends are also observed at the national level.