The new form of Covid-19 is very contagious, 7924 cases recorded between May 30 and June 5, 2022 in Martinique.
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Published on June 7, 2022 at 4:35 p.m.,
updated on June 7, 2022 at 5:28 p.m.
The Regional Health Agency publishes Tuesday, June 7, 2022, the figures for the Covid-19 epidemic in Martinique for the week of May 30 to June 5, 2022. The indicators are still on the rise for the 7th consecutive week.
7924 new positive cases are recorded on the 21 971 tests made during this period, compared to 5,344 cases the previous week.
The total number since the start of the epidemic in Martinique is 182 791 cas.
Positivity rate : 36.1% (above the alert threshold of 10.0%)
Incidence rate (per 100,000 inhabitants): 2,209
35 people are hospitalized including 4 in critical care. They were 29 last week.
943 deaths are reported by the CHUM (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Martinique) since the start of the epidemic compared to 941 the previous week.
Vaccination
143,557 people (45.4% of the population) have a complete vaccination schedule.
What has been going on for a few days in Martinique? The current variant is Omicron. According to scientists, it is less dangerous, less virulent than the Delta variant which was dramatic in 2021 in Martinique. On the other hand, it is transmitted much more easily.
After the carnival, we had a big epidemic peak before a drop, and there for several weeks, we are once more on an increase. There was the lifting of barrier gestures, family or festive gatherings. All this helps to accelerate the transmission of the virus. And in the Omicron variant, there are sub-types…the B A5 sub-type settles in Martinique. It is he who is transmitted more easily than the first. This set can explain the current rise in the epidemic in Martinique. (…) We have an impact at the hospital. We see frail people arriving, especially people over 75, and people with chronic illnesses.
André Cabié, infectiologist at the CHUM
The epidemic is still progressing in Martinique while it is the opposite with our neighbors in Guadeloupe or Guyana, for example. “We don’t have clear data on this. It is possible that the B A5 subtype arrived rather in Martinique and that, we know that in other countries of the world, the arrival of this sub-variant has led to a significant epidemic rise… The investigations are in progress. Classes, assures André Cabié.
