COVID. While more than 400,000 new coronavirus contaminations in 24 hours were recorded on Friday January 21, Public Health France indicated that the circulation of the coronavirus in the country remains “very intense”. The incidence rate continues to climb nationally, but has been falling for several days in Île-de-France.
- The latest figures for the Covid-19 epidemic published by Public Health France remain worrying, as evidenced by the number of new cases which amounted to 400,851, Friday January 21, 2022. Thus, the seven-day average is close to 350,000 new infections. Furthermore, the incidence rate continues to rise and is now 3,368.37 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The detailed report can be found in our article devoted to the figures of the Covid in France.
- According to latest weekly epidemiological bulletin from Public Health France (SPF) on Friday January 21, the circulation of the coronavirus in the country remains “very intense, with a less marked increase in the number of cases” but “still significant hospital pressure”.
- While the incidence rate continues to climb nationally (nearly 3,400 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over the past week), it has been falling for several days in Île-de-France, from more than 4,100 to 3,570 .
- The Constitutional Council validated most of the bill for the vaccine pass, Friday, January 21, censoring however its use at the entrance to political meetings. The High Health Authority has given the green light to Pfizer’s Paxlovid, a swallowing pill intended for patients at risk of a severe form of Covid-19, and 89% effective according to the laboratory. France has ordered 500,000 treatments so far.
- The sale of self-tests in supermarkets has been extended until February 15, this Saturday. For the government, this authorization “made it possible to meet the very high demand” linked to the epidemic situation of the coronavirus in France.
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13:58 – More than 33 million French people have a complete vaccination schedule
According to the Ministry of Health, in the past 24 hours, 32,924 new injections have been performed. On Friday January 21, 379,911 people received a booster dose. This brings to more than 33 million French people now having a complete vaccination schedule.
13:32 – Hospitalizations on the rise, drop in intensive care
According to Public Health France, in the past 24 hours, 3,077 people have been hospitalized due to Covid-19, and 329 patients have been treated in critical care units. 28,457 people are currently hospitalized in France, or 526 more than the day before. There are 3,792 critical care patients, 50 less than yesterday. Thus, conventional hospitalizations are increasing, but the number of critical care patients is decreasing.
13:12 – Only two departments record an incidence rate below 2,000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants
According to data from Public Health France published on Friday January 21, at the departmental level, the drop in the incidence rate over seven days continues in particular in Île-de-France, but it continues to increase sharply in the majority of the departments. Thus, only two departments (Indre and Cantal) record an incidence rate below 2,000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
12:57 – Fourth consecutive day above 400,000 new contaminations
Public Health France indicated in its daily report of the Covid-19 epidemic on Friday January 21, 2022, that more than 400,851 new contaminations were recorded in 24 hours. It is the fourth consecutive day above the threshold of 400,000 cases. The daily seven-day average indicates 347,000 cases per day, up 17% from last week.
12:46 – The Omicron variant now the majority in Europe
Omicron is now the dominant Covid-19 variant in the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA), the European health agency announced on Friday, January 21. “The pattern of Omicron transmission in the EU/EEA has changed from community-based to dominant,” the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said.
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Here is the detailed assessment of Covid-19 in France, according to data updated each evening by Public Health France (updated January 21, 2022):
- 400,851 more cases confirmed by PCR (Ehpad included)
- 128,347 deaths in total (Ehpad included), i.e. 233 more
- 101,048 deaths in hospital, 233 more
- 27,299 deaths in nursing homes (not updated)
- 28,457 people currently hospitalized, i.e. 526 more
- 3,792 people currently in intensive care, i.e. 50 fewer
- 3,077 new hospital admissions (+24) and 329 in intensive care (+28)
- 494,500 people discharged from hospital, i.e. 2,244 more
- Test positivity rate: 28.1%, i.e. 1.31 points more
- Incidence rate: 3,368.37 cases/100,000, i.e. 119.95 points more
According to last epidemiological point from Public Health France (SPF), published Thursday January 20, “the circulation of SARS-CoV-2 remained very intense, with a less marked increase in the number of cases and still significant hospital pressure” in week 02 (January 10-16 ). The incidence rate was over 3,000 positive cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
- In mainland France, the incidence rate adjusted increases in week 02 and goes to 3,098 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants (vs 2,854 in S01, i.e. +9%). The incidence rate exceeded 2,000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants among those under 60 and remained highest among 10-19 year olds (5,506, +20%). It has increased the most among 0-9 year olds (4,012, +56%) and among those aged 90 and over (1,034, +20%). The screening rate was also highest among children: 20,633 among 10-19 year olds (-8%) and 19,082 among 0-9 year olds (-2%). The screening rate was down in all age groups. All ages combined, it was 12,766/100,000 (-11%). As for the positivity rate, it continued to increase with almost one in four tests positive in S02 (24.3%, +4.4 points).
- The number of new cases diagnosed per day also increases sharply. In S02, there were 2,079,348 new confirmed positive cases, compared to 1,915,487 in S01. The effective reproduction rate of the virus stood at 1.27. The test positivity rate was also up (24.3%, vs 19.1% in S01, i.e. +4.4 points).
- The number of new hospitalizations of Covid-19 patients decreased very slightly in S02. Indicators by date of admission reported 13,787 new hospitalizations (compared to 13,787, or -1%) and 1,844 new admissions to critical care units (compared to 12,280 in S01, or -19%).
- The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is the majority in France, identified in 96% of tests by sequencing.
- Vaccination against Covid-19 is still progressing: as of January 18, 2022, 78.0% of the total population had received a complete primary vaccination. 61.2% of those aged 18 and over had received a booster dose (72.2% among those eligible) and 78.8% among those aged 65 and over (87.6% among those eligible).
Follow the evolution of the coronavirus in your municipality thanks to the map below. Click on a department to display the list of municipalities. Also find all the details on this mapping and the complete point by city and by department in our article on the Covid map in France.
Since mid-October 2020, Public Health France has been communicating incidence data (number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants) at municipal level. The figures are at this stage communicated according to a scale (10, 20, 50, 150, 250, 500, 1000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants). The data is expressed over a sliding week, which means that it is calculated on a D-day from tests carried out between 3 and 9 days previously. To access information relating to the coronavirus in your municipality, enter its name in the search engine or click on its department in the map below.
As a reminder, the incidence rate corresponds to the number of new cases of Covid-19 over a period of one week, compared to the total population of a territory (country, region, department or municipality). This indicator is generally expressed as the number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The screening rate gives the number of people having carried out a screening test for the coronavirus out of the total number of inhabitants, during the period. It is also most often expressed per 100,000 inhabitants. Finally, the test positivity rate gives the percentage of positive tests for the coronavirus, compared to the total number of tests carried out over the period.