more than 10,000 positive cases in one week

Brittany is hit hard by the fifth wave, by exceeding the threshold of 300 cases per 100,000 inhabitants according to the latest report from the regional health agency (ARS) this Friday evening. Morbihan is the department with the highest incidence rate, with 380 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, ahead of Ille-et-Vilaine (359), Finistère (236) and Côtes-d’Armor (224) .

The clusters are concentrated in Ille-et-Vilaine and in Morbihan

In hospitals, the pressure is mounting a notch. 427 people are hospitalized for cases of Covid, that’s 76 more in a week. 48 patients are in intensive care in the region. There were 24 patients who died during the week.

The number of tests performed in the region is up 12% from the previous week and their positivity increases slightly to 5.5% on Friday. The number of clusters, on the other hand, continues to increase: we count 106 epidemic outbreaks in the region, mainly in Morbihan (40) and Ille-et-Vilaine (41). Conversely, there are only 8 clusters in the Côtes-d’Armor.


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