Key Points

COVID-19

• Viral circulation has stabilized at the regional level. The Delta variant is by far the most prevalent. While people under 40 are the most affected, older individuals are also impacted.

• The number of active cases among patients admitted for Covid-19 to general wards and intensive care units is rising sharply.

Heat Wave

The heat wave alert has been raised to ORANGE in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and to YELLOW in the region’s other departments.