COVID-19: Epidemiological Update for French Guiana as of April 29, 2020

Key indicators

Individual Monitoring

  • 125 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in French Guiana, representing 18 additional cases compared to the last epidemiological update dated April 23, 2020

  • 40% of cases are linked to local transmission

  • 17 clusters, including 2 where the most recent case occurred less than 14 days ago

  • Summary of investigations into a cluster detected in the municipality of Grand-Santi

Surveillance by the Sentinel Physician Network

  • 20 (tele) consultations for acute respiratory infection (ARI) per 100,000 inhabitants in private practice during week S2020-17, corresponding to low circulation

  • A portion of these ARIs could be attributed to COVID-19

Surveillance of hospitalizations and deaths (source: SI-VIC)

  • No current hospitalizations

  • Since late February, 36 hospitalizations, including 3 in intensive care, with one death among them.

Laboratory surveillance

  • 2,025 samples analyzed since late February: average positivity rate of 8%

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