COVID-19: Epidemiological Update for French Guiana as of April 9, 2020

Key indicators (data as of April 9, 2020, at 1:00 p.m.)

Individual Monitoring

  • 83 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in French Guiana, including 42 imported cases (infection outside French Guiana) and 41 local cases (infection within French Guiana)

  • First local transmissions occurred in week 14

Surveillance by the Sentinel Physician Network began this week

Laboratory surveillance

  • 780 samples analyzed: average positivity rate of 10.7%

Hospital surveillance

  • 10 current hospitalizations, including 1 in the ICU, and no deaths

Surveillance in long-term care facilities, including nursing homes

  • No cases reported in nursing homes and long-term care facilities

Contact tracing update (ARS): 985 contacts of confirmed cases contacted

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