L’regional health agency of Corsica (ARS) delivered its weekly update on the health situation related to the Covid-19. It reports 662 cas confirmed over the week of August 29 to September 4, 2022, i.e. an average of 95 daily cases. A new death is also to be deplored.
During this period, the screening rate was 1,164 per 100,000 inhabitants (-9% compared to the week of August 22 to 28)for an incidence rate* of 189 (-31% also). In addition, the incidence rate is slightly higher in Corse-du-Sud (200) than in Haute-Corse (181).
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Week after week, the figures for the Covid-19 epidemic in Corsica therefore continue to decline.
The number of new hospital admissions continues to decline, including intensive care.
16 new admissions during the week were thus recorded, including 2 new admissions to intensive care, intensive care, critical care (SI/SC). The previous week also presented 28 new admissions, including 4 in intensive care / SI / SC.
This Thursday, September 8, the number of conventional hospitalizations thus reached 43 patients, including the “average age is 77.5 years”. 7 patients are in intensive care/SI/SC, with an average age of 68.6 years.
Finally, the ARS indicates that on September 8, 66.6% of the population on the island had received a complete initial regimen and 50.4% had received a first booster dose.
What about monkeypox?
L’ARS of Corse announces that two new cas d’infection by the virus Monkeypoxalso called monkeypox, were confirmed this week. That is a total of 5 confirmed cases in Corsica since the start of the epidemic, “including 1 non-resident patient”, indicates the ARS. In addition, the organization specifies that the two new infected people are “cas non autochtones”.
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As a reminder, a person affected by this virus “can only contaminate from the onset of symptoms (fever, rash, fatigue, etc.) and until the lesions have healed. As long as there are no symptoms, there is no risk of transmission”, recalls the ARS.
The virus “is transmitted by contact of the skin or mucous membranes (mouth, sex, anus) with pimples or scabs and/or by droplets (sputter, sneeze…)”, inform the agency.
Preventive vaccination against monkeypox can be offered to people most exposed to the virus following the opinion of the High Health Authority of July 8, 2022:
- men who have sex with men and report multiple partners and trans people with multiple partners,
- people in prostitution,
- professionals working in places of sexual consumption.
According to the latest update published on September 6 by Santé Publique France on its website, 3,721 people have contracted the virus in the country. The majority of cases (2,279) are in Île-de-France.