2023-11-26 15:13:00
Although a major epidemic wave is not to be feared, Covid-19 could still spoil your end-of-year celebrations.
During the week of November 13 to 19, 2023, all indicators “showed an upward trend” of Covid-19 in almost all departments, according to the latest bulletin from Public Health France. Its interactive map, which tracks the incidence rate in each territory on a day-to-day basis, shows an increase in the number of cases. If an epidemic wave as strong as in recent years is not to be feared, the virus could well spoil the end of year celebrations for many French people despite everything.
It is in the Grand-Est region that the incidence rate has been soaring in recent weeks. From November 13 to 19, there were 111 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in Bas-Rhin. This department has the highest incidence rate in France.
Conversely, Ile-de-France is for the moment the region most spared from the resumption of the virus. Essonne has the lowest rate in the country with 7.8 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
Here is the map of the departments with current incidence rates:
The evolution of the situation in Occitania
While all indicators were in sharp decline in Occitania since the end of summer, a rebound has now been noted. We take stock of the evolution of the incidence rate assessed between November 13 and 19, comparing it to data dating from October 23 to 29:
Lozère: 16.98 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (compared to 13.75 at the end of October) Tarn: 17.05 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (compared to 18.83 at the end of October) Gard: 17.39 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (compared to 11. 55 at the end of October) Lot: 18.34 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (compared to 13.75 at the end of October) Gers: 24.44 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (compared to 21.04 at the end of October) Hautes-Pyrénées: 29.87 cases per 100 000 inhabitants (compared to 19.91 at the end of October) Hérault: 29.97 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (compared to 21.43 at the end of October) Haute-Garonne: 30.37 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (compared to 21.14 at the end of October) Pyrénées- Eastern: 31.11 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (compared to 14.63 at the end of October) Aude: 33.17 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (compared to 25.27 at the end of October) Aveyron: 33.90 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (compared to 17. 48 at the end of October) Ariège: 38.53 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (compared to 18.94 at the end of October) Tarn-et-Garonne: 40.88 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (compared to 26.87 at the end of October)
An increase is noted in all departments. It was strongest in Aveyron and Tarn-et-Garonne, even if the figures do not show anything alarming for the moment. At the start of the epidemic, the alert threshold was set at 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
“We are not going to observe large epidemic waves”
“For the holidays, what is likely to happen is an increase in the number of cases of coronavirus infections. But we are not going to observe large epidemic waves as we have seen previously,” said commented on BFMTV by Lyon virologist Bruno Lina, member of the Health Risk Monitoring and Anticipation Committee (Covars).
If Covid-19 is no longer a priority, the virus nevertheless remains “a threat” recalled the World Health Organization (WHO) at the start of the week. Vaccination remains one of the best protections, so 19.6% of people aged over 65 have received a booster dose since the vaccination campaign launched on October 2, 2023, according to Public health France.
While everyone can choose to have a booster dose administered, it is particularly aimed at populations at risk: people aged 65 and over, people at risk of severe disease, the immunocompromised, pregnant women, residents in nursing homes, people in long-term care units and all people who live in contact with the vulnerable categories mentioned.
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