According to figures revealed this Tuesday, June 28, 2022, the Regional Health Agency recorded 5,271 new positive cases of covid-19 in Martinique from June 20 to 26, 2022.
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Published on June 28, 2022 at 4:47 p.m.,
updated on June 28, 2022 at 4:52 p.m.
This new week confirms the downward trend in the number of new cases. According to weekly figures from the ARS, 5,271 new positive cases were detected on the 16 929 tests achieved over the period between June 20 and 26, 2022, compared to 6935 case the previous week.
The total number since the start of the epidemic in Martinique is 204,098 cases.
Positivity rate: 31.1%
Incidence rate (per 100,000 inhabitants): 1,469 new cases
38 people are hospitalized including 4 in critical care (-2). They were 28 last week.
976 deaths are reported by the CHUM (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Martinique) since the start of the epidemic compared to 965 the previous week.
2 clusters are monitored. This is a case in EPHAD and another in an accommodation and integration establishment.
In Martinique, the decrease in all virological indicators that began in week 2022 24 continued in week 2022 25. The peak incidence of the 6th wave seems to have been reached in week 2022 23. However, viral circulation remains active in the area. The incidence rate and the positivity rate were down 25% and 4.4 percentage points respectively in a context of screening also down 14%. The 30 to 39 age group recorded the highest incidence rate. Concerning the proportion of the L452R mutation, it was found in 89% of the samples screened between June 19 and 25 against 80% between June 12 and 18. In the hospital, the indicators remained at high levels in 2022 25 weeks. The number of adult emergency visits was increasing.
Weekly update June 28, 2022
Regarding vaccination, 143,896 people (45.5%) had a complete vaccination schedule (1st injection and complete primary vaccination).
90,399 people (28.6%) received a booster dose.