all indicators increased last week, the impact on the healthcare system remains “moderate”, according to Public Health France

For several weeks, we have seen a large number of positive cases throughout France.

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Illustration of a nasopharyngeal test in Rennes on June 29, 2022. (MATHIEU PATTIER / MAXPPP)

Covid-19 continues to circulate in France, with an increase in “all indicators” last week, according to the weekly surveillance bulletin from Public Health France published Wednesday June 26.

According to Public Health France, last week, the virus “continued to circulate in the population, but the impact on the healthcare system remained moderate”. However, “all indicators were increasing but still at lower levels than the last two waves.”

Last week, the number of procedures for suspected Covid-19 was 2,784, or 3.3% of procedures at SOS Médecins (up 0.9% compared to the previous week). Among those aged 65 and over, the population most at risk, 416 SOS Médecins procedures for suspected Covid-19 were recorded, or 4.4% of procedures in this age group (up 1.2% per year). compared to the previous week).

The number of visits to the emergency room for suspected Covid-19 was 2,034, or 0.6% (up 0.1% compared to the previous week). The number of hospitalizations after suspected COVID19 was 770, or 1.1% of all hospitalizations (up 0.3% compared to the previous week).


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