Epidemiological surveillance in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Update as of December 16, 2020.

Key Points

COVID-19

Most indicators have stabilized. Mortality remains high, particularly in hospitals.

  • Regional positivity rates are stable, with varying situations across departments.

  • Regional positivity rates are stable across all age groups except among those under 20, where they are declining.

  • Stabilization of activity in emergency departments and SOS Médecins clinics for suspected COVID cases.

  • Number of hospitalized deaths remains high.

  • Decrease in the number of patients in intensive care and general hospital wards (active cases).

  • Stabilization in the number of reports and new cases in social and medico-social establishments (ESMS) and a decrease in mortality.

  • Stabilization in the number of reported clusters; clusters are primarily detected in the workplace; a decrease in ESMS, and an increase in healthcare facilities and in schools and universities.

Mortality

Excess mortality from all causes in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (PACA) region.

Surveillance of winter epidemics

  • Bronchiolitis: stable trend

  • Influenza: stable trend

  • Gastroenteritis: low activity

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