We are far, very far, from being on the decline of the fifth wave of coronavirus in Haute-Vienne. Invited this Thursday morning from France Bleu Limousin, Florian Besse, the Deputy Director of the Regional Health Agency in the department indicated that “viral circulation was not weakening, with an incidence rate established this Thursday morning at 2,487 cases per 100,000 inhabitants,be one 45% increase in one week“, and a test positivity rate that has exploded: “22.8% of the tests that are carried out are positive, which shows intense viral activity” did he declare.
The Omicron variant now ultra-majority
In Haute-Vienne, the Omicron variant now accounts for more than 90% of cases. Its extreme contagiousness is confirmed, but the hospitalization figures also tend to prove that it is indeed less serious than its predecessor, the Delta variant. “There is a decrease in the number of people hospitalized in intensive care, 11 people currently, and 53 people hospitalized in total“, which seems quite measured given the explosion of positive cases.
Florian Besse also confirmed that viral circulation was very important in schools, in particular “in kindergarten and primary“, recalling that “the important thing was to be part of the screening strategy“with self-tests”less invasive than PCR or antigenic tests, even if it remains a constraint I agreehe acknowledged
Haute-Vienne remains a “good student” in terms of vaccination, but…
Finally, concerning vaccination, where Haute-Vienne was a “good student” a few months ago, “more than 80% of the population has received at least one dose and we are already at 54.5% of the population who have received their booster” announced the Deputy Director of the ARS, considering that “pediatric vaccination has also started well, we are at 400 vaccinations of children per week, however, there are still slots available in the different centers, for all ages“, calling”everyone to subscribe to this vaccination process, both to protect themselves and to protect their loved ones” a-t-conclu.
