ARS Occitanie has just established a new assessment of the Covid-19 epidemic in the region. Epidemic indicators continue to rise. Here’s what you need to know.
The regional health agency has just established a new report on the circulation of the virus in Occitania this Tuesday, July 5, 2022. The seventh wave is present and is being felt in the indicators.
In detail, 1346 hospitalizations are in progress (plus 125). 69 people are being cared for in intensive care and critical care (plus 8). Since the start of the epidemic in 2020, there have been 900 deaths in hospital, including 39 more in seven days. The incidence is still high and should not go down for a few weeks.
10,905 new cases on average in Occitania
On average, 10,905 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in the region. For the ARS the assessment is clear: “Contaminations are still rising sharply in Occitania.” An increase of “59% in one week for the regional average.” And the health authority to specify: “The use of screening tests has increased sharply, the positive results too: 1 test out of 3 confirms contamination in recent days. These indicators are also tending to progress in the hospital sector.
The latest Covid report in Occitania.
The health agency calls for collective mobilization before the summer to avoid an outbreak in the heart of the holidays: “Common sense is essential to apply all our barrier gestures on a daily basis and to be tested at the slightest doubt.” The authorities are calling on the “most fragile” to adopt the booster vaccine now to limit the risks.