Key Points

• Epidemic trends:

  • Significant decline in SARS-CoV-2 circulation, with the peak in new infections occurring in week 44 and the peak in hospitalizations in week 45

  • Decrease but still at a high level in the number of new confirmed cases, emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and new ICU admissions, as well as testing and positivity rates (RT-PCR)

  • Most affected regions: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

  • French Guiana: stabilization of SARS-CoV-2 transmission

• Mortality:

  • Mortality remains high

  • Over 50,000 deaths since the start of the epidemic in France

• Prevention:

  • Individual prevention measures and contact reduction must be maintained with increased vigilance as lockdown restrictions are eased

  • If symptoms develop, immediate isolation is required, and a test should be taken as soon as possible