Key Points

COVID-19

Decrease in the number of PCR tests in week 53 compared to the previous week, with 55,134 PCR tests in week 53 (-23.5% / W52 – unconsolidated data) – decrease in antigen tests, with 21,989 tests in week 53. Increase in the incidence rate and positivity rate calculated from PCR and antigen tests. In Week 53, the incidence rate rose from 42.5 per 100,000 inhabitants in Week 52 to 58.4 per 100,000 inhabitants in Week 53. The positivity rate is rising: 2.7% versus 1.4% in week 52. The increase in the incidence rate across the four departments primarily affects those aged 20–35, though with a low positivity rate comparable to other age groups.

Winter epidemics

• Bronchiolitis: low activity, lower than in previous years

• influenza: no influenza activity; no virus detected in Week 52

• Gastroenteritis: activity lower than in previous years