Key Points

COVID-19

• In Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, the incidence rate (adjusted for Pentecost Monday) is declining, as is the positivity rate, against a backdrop of low testing rates. The incidence rate is estimated at 20 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, lower than the national rate of 31 per 100,000 inhabitants.

• Incidence rates range from 17 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in Saône-et-Loire to 25 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in Côte d’Or, and positivity rates range from 9.2% in Yonne to 14.4% in Haute-Saône. Haute-Saône has a positivity rate higher than the national average.

• In Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, the XBB.1.5 variant remains the most prevalent (49% of sequences in S19 vs. 46% in S18). Other Omicron sublineages such as BA.2 and BA.5 did not circulate more widely in the region in S19 (latest consolidated data). These trends are also observed at the national level.