The authorities have communicated the figures for the health situation linked to the spread of COVID 19. According to the Regional Health Agency, 287 new cases have been recorded against 325 last week. The predominance of the BA.5 sublineage of omicron continues.
This Wednesday (October 19), the authorities communicated by press release the new Covid-19 contamination figures.
Contaminations
From October 10 to 16, 2022, the number of new positive cases detected in the territory decreased.
There are 287 new positive cases detected in the territory against 325 last week.
Since June, a co-circulation of the BA.2, BA.4 and BA.5 sub-lineages of the Omicron variant has been observed on the archipelago with a predominance of BA.5
The positivity rate is 10%.
The effective R is 0.87.
No cluster has been declared.
2 patients died at the CHUG
Hospitalizations
As of October 18:
– 7 adult COVID patients are hospitalized in conventional medicine (stable).
– 36 patients are hospitalized in intensive care: 2 are in COVID sheaves at the CHUG;
– 34 are hospitalized in non-COVID intensive care (i.e. 5 at CHBT and 29 at CHUG).
– 40 are on oxygen at home (down)
The vaccination
As of October 18, there were 393,718 injections of:
-1ère dose : 46,18 %
– 2nd dose: 44.07%
– 3ème dose : 26,72 %
8,560 adolescents aged 12 to 17 have received the 1st injection and 8,133 have received the 2nd injection to date in Guadeloupe 295 first doses of vaccination and 231 second doses have been recorded in Guadeloupe in children aged 5 to 11 years. 362 first doses of Novavax and 202 second doses delivered.
Recommendations from the prefecture
Faced with the still very active viral circulation, the Prefecture of Guadeloupe would like to make a few reminders:
– It is strongly recommended to maintain barrier gestures and to wear a mask, especially for fragile and vulnerable people. This recommendation also applies to everyone in enclosed places where there is a high concentration of people and during large gatherings, including outdoors;
-Isolate yourself in the event of signs suggestive of infection and be tested at the slightest doubt that you are asymptomatic or in contact. Fragile people must continue to protect themselves.