Key Points

• In week 38 in Normandy, the situation remains stable. The incidence rate is stable, and indicators in cities and long-term care facilities are stable or declining. Hospital activity remains limited, with a continued decline in the number of new hospitalizations and a slight increase in the number of new admissions to intensive care, which nevertheless remains low.

• At the departmental level, three departments have incidence rates below or close to the alert threshold of 20 per 100,000 inhabitants. These are the departments of Orne (17 per 100,000 inhabitants; -27%), Manche (18 per 100,000 inhabitants; -22%), and Calvados (21 per 100,000 inhabitants; -4%). In Seine-Maritime, the incidence rate is rising slightly, particularly among those under 15, at 42 per 100,000 inhabitants (+2%). Finally, in Eure, the incidence rate is stable (36 per 100,000 inhabitants). Positivity rates remain at or below 1%. Testing activity is stable, with some regional variations.

• However, the lifting of certain measures—such as the mask mandate in schools starting early next week across all departments in Normandy—calls for continued close attention to how the situation evolves in the coming weeks. This is especially true since this measure is being lifted for a population where virus circulation has been higher than in other age groups in recent weeks. It is important to continue encouraging vaccination for all eligible individuals, while maintaining a high level of adherence to prevention and testing measures, contact tracing, and compliance with isolation protocols in the event of infection or contact with a confirmed case.