Several French departments have been affected by an increase in contamination linked to the coronavirus since the start of the school year. We take stock of the areas most affected by the virus.
- Covid-19 is an infectious disease usually causing cough, fever and loss of taste and smell.
- In the fall, an eighth wave of Covid-18 is expected in France. Several departments are already affected by an increase in positive cases.
In early September, François Braun, Minister of Health, called for vigilance in the face of the arrival of the eighth wave of Covid-19 expected in the fall in France. “We must be vigilant. We must do so in a reasonable and reasoned way. We must appeal to the responsibility of citizens as I did for the seventh wave with the recommendation to wear a mask in public transport”he had recommended on BFM TV.
Which departments have the most cases of Covid-19?
In its latest report published on September 23, CovidTracker, a tool for monitoring the evolution of the epidemic in France and around the world, has identified an average of 30,478 positive cases of coronavirus per day in France.
Various French departments are already strongly impacted by this new wave of Covid-19. In a map representing France, CovidTracker has identified the areas affected by significant increases (+40%) in the incidence rate, that is to say the number of positive tests over a week in each department. We distinguish in particular:
- Allier (412 per 100,000 inhabitants);
- Ain (353 per 100,000 inhabitants);
- Aisne (417 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- Isère (409 cases per 100,000 inhabitants)
- Pas-de-Calais (340 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- The North (330 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- The Somme (412 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- Seine-Maritime (376 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- Oise (301 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- Marne (429 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- The Meuse (460 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- Meurthe-et-Moselle (354 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- Moselle (379 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- The Vosges (497 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- Haute-Marne (278 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- La Yonne (366 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- The territory of Belfort (497 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- The Jura (395 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- Saône-et-Loire (320 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- Ardèche (279 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- Haute-Vienne (240 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- The Lot (318 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- Tarn-et-Garonne (317 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- Charente-Maritime (282 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- Deux-Sèvres (303 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- Orne (378 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- Sarthe (279 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- Indre-et-Loire (300 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- Loir-et-Cher (267 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- Loiret (346 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- Eure-et-Loir (342 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- Eure (348 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- La Manche (322 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- Seine-Saint-Denis (155 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- Val-de-Marne (222 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- Hauts-de-Seine (210 cases per 100,000 inhabitants);
- Paris (223 cases per 100,000 inhabitants).
The return of vaccination campaigns anti covid
To combat the resurgence of Covid-19 cases, a new vaccination campaign will take place in France, according to François Braun. People over 60 with or without comorbidity will be affected by this vaccination. “It is likely” that vaccines more suitable for the Omicron variant are used, added the Minister of Health.