The curve of Covid-19 contaminations is reversed in Alsace. According to the epidemiological point of the ARS of Friday March 11, the incidence rate has stopped fallingto progress again in the two Alsatian departments.
From one week to the next, the incidence rate rose from 667.7 to 792 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in Bas-Rhin and from 622.1 to 701.6 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in Haut-Rhin. Rhine. An average increase of 15% for Alsace. The incidence rate is now equivalent to those recorded on December 20, 2021, at the very start of the fifth wave of the epidemic.
The ARS attributes this increase to increased contamination among children aged 9 and under, and adults aged 30 to 39. This observation is valid for the Grand Est region as a whole.
Hospital tension partially down
The epidemic pressure is decreasing in Alsatian hospitals. The resuscitation services of Haut-Rhin receive 28 patients, those of Bas-Rhin, 25. A slight decrease compared to the latest readings. Same observation in the Haut-Rhin with regard to regular hospitalizations, excluding critical care. the Bas-Rhin is an exception in Alsace. In one week, the number of patients hospitalized in these departments rose from 263 to 292.