Key Points

COVID-19

• In Week 50 in Île-de-France, virological indicators showed a downward trend and hospital indicators were stabilizing.

• The regional incidence rate was 295 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, a slight decrease compared to Week 49. The testing rate remained stable, and the positivity rate showed a decline.

• The BA.5 sublineage of the Omicron variant accounted for nearly all sequencing results.

• Visits to primary care for “suspected COVID-19” were decreasing, while visits to emergency departments were increasing.

• The number of new hospitalizations and the number of new admissions to critical care units related to COVID-19 remained stable. The number of hospital deaths increased.

• The total number of new COVID-19 cases reported by health care systems was on the rise.