Pandemic in France – latest

Posted on 15/09/2020 by

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Although I live in one of the so-called “red-zones” in France, life goes on as before. Everywhere I go, I wear a mask. I try to restrict the number of outings I make by shopping once a week though we do try to have a day, or afternoon “out” each week. The Domaine where I live has (thankfully) remained Covid-free which is fortunate as it does have a largely elderly population – you do know that doesn’t include us – and we’ve had a significant number of visitors/holiday makers during July and August.

But, if we look at France as a whole, with nearly 10,000 new coronavirus cases in one day, the country has broken a grim record of infections. So how bad are things really?

The virus continues to accelerate its spread, stated Santé Publique France’s most recent weekly report, published on last week on 10 September.

Here is a look at the latest key numbers.

  • 9,843 – new Covid-19 cases recorded in the last 24 hours on Thursday, 10 September, the highest number recorded since France began its mass-testing of the population.
  • 47,294 – the number of people who tested positive in France this week, up from 36,785 last week.
  • 20% – the increase in positive cases since last week. The growth rate seems to have slowed down since last week, when the total number of cases grew by 32 % on the previous week.
  • 902,815 – the total number of tests last week, slightly down from 1,059,303 the previous week.
  • 14.4 – the number of days it takes for the total number of cases to double (up from 13.8 days, which could indicate that the virus is spreading at a slightly slower rate).
  • 5.4% – the percentage of total tests that brought back a positive result, referred to as “positivity rate.” The rate grew from 4.9% the previous week. In early August it was 1.8%.
  • 52.7% – roughly half the people who test positive have either no symptoms or very mild ones.
  • 75 and above – the age group seeing the fastest increase in the number of new infections the past week.
  • 4,960 – the total number of Covid-19 hospital patients. While hospitals have seen patient flow increase, the total number of hospitalised patients remains low compared to the height of the pandemic in mid-April when over 32,000 people were hospitalised for Covid-19.
  • 574 – the total number of patients receiving intensive care treatment, up from 480 last week. This is the number that that authorities nervously watch as it is the best indicator of future death rates. The next few weeks will be a important as public health authorities fear that the high number of younger people infected will in turn infect older people who are more likely to become seriously ill.
  • 47% – nearly half of the total intensive care patients were either in the greater Paris Île-de-France region (35 percent) or the southern Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region (17 percent).
  • 19 – the latest recorded number of Covid-19 fatalities, up from 3 last week.
  • 42 – there are now 42 (up from 28) départements defined as ‘red zones’ by the health ministry, including two overseas départements. These are defined as areas where the virus circulation is active and more than 50 new cases per 100,000 people have been reported in the last seven days. Local authorities in red zones are given extra powers to impose restrictive measures if necessary.
  • 692 – the number of clusters currently being investigated by health authorities, up from 528 last week.

The French government was expected to announce new measures last Friday to stem the spread but there were none, just an acknowledgement that Covid-19 was putting ever greater pressure on hospitals and intensive care units. PM Castex did ask authorities in the hotspots of Bordeaux and Marseille to present suggestions to him to tackle the flaring rates in their areas, but did not announce any major moves to intervene to curb the spread.

After having been criticised in the spring for being “too centralised and monolithic in their response, it seems they now intend to leave each region or large city – the local prefect or government representative, not mayors or local politicians – take locally appropriate measures.

Despite condemnation from many quarters, an epidemiologist at the Pasteur Institute in Lille, said the government was right to remain prudent and refrain from going back to sweeping, general decisions. He further added:

I think it’s good that they have chosen a solution where they don’t take the same decisions everywhere. It shows that they have listened to the public opinion.

You can’t really argue with that, can you?

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53 Comments on “Pandemic in France – latest”

  2. Thankyou for this Sheree. I was wondering exactly how France was doing. Now you have told us. It truly is terrible. I just wonder when our world will be back to normal , if ever. Truly sad. Let’s all hope for the best Sheree. Stay safe as much as you can ☺️

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  4. Hysteria, cancer kills 187K and no mention. Flu kills more and no mention. Prof Raoult of Marseille is now speaking in front of the French senate on the issue. They keep count like it is the Olympics every just to scare folks of a dismal government, the yellow jackets are on the streets again and more is coming. In Brittany they make mask left with stock unused but purchase a billion from China where is the hysteria? See the reports of Chinese virologist doctor who escape Li-Meng Yan read her story I know I have been to Wuhan bio lab done with help from France in 2015! cant tell you more soon the truth will be known
    https://zenodo.org/record/4028830#.X2D8lBAzbIW
    salut

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  5. This is so sad! I totally wonder when, if ever, this is going to end. By the way, flu kills more people because more people get it. COVID-19 is causes more fatalities per people who have it.

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  6. No matter which part of the world you live in, covid is having such a great affect on our lives. Thank you for your good update and stay safe.

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  7. I really appreciate the update on the COVID-19 status in France. Living in the United States or COVID Decentralized, we see no consistency in mask-wearing, social distancing, size of the gathering, or which government entity to trust. We have states where the state supreme court overruled the governor’s mask-wearing mandate and another where the governor threatened to sue a big-city mayor because she dictated mask-wearing. We also have an unbelievably inept president.

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  9. Thanks for this, I didn’t realise things were like that in France, appreciate the info 👌

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  10. ◇ – Diamond Hard – ◇

    ◇ I WILL!!! Concern MySelf with This Virus NoneSense when, at least, Half The Worlds Population is Infected and or Dead EveryOne; the Expensive Miracle ‘Cure’ is Not Far Away…it is Beyond Belief that ‘Intelligent’ Folk have been Taken In by This “Tiny Flu”; it’s Crystal Clear Clarity that We Have an AutoImmune System for a Reason and Kids aren’t required to wear “masks” yet Children ARE The Most Infectious of ALL, Pharma is Laughing ALL The Way to The Bank

    ◇ – Diamond Hard – ◇

    …◇◇◇…

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  12. I didn’t realize France’s numbers were so high.
    I think a lot of people in the US have grown numb to it. However, many never took it seriously to begin with, unfortunately.
    I agree I think it’s something we’ll just learn to live with, like the flu…
    Blessings~

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  15. thanks for the update as we rarely hear about other places. here in the usa our president says things are getting better. lies, all lies.

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  16. Thank you for the update, sounds like this is France’s second wave. In Australia, Melbourne (population 3 million) has been in total lockdown now for nearly 6 weeks. Cases were as high as 750 per day but now down to under 50. In Canberra where I live we haven’t had a case for 65 days. Life is a little easier on an island down under.

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  17. According to Public Health England, the UK is following the same pattern, just a number of weeks behind you just as we were at the start of the pandemic. Our numbers are rising again and like France, the young adults and their careless socialising are being blamed.

    If the numbers in one town or city rise rapidly, stricter measures are imposed on that area. This week the rules changed for the whole country, no more than six people can be together at any one time, whether this is inside or out.

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  18. Amazing numbers Sheree 😦 I am glad that Aust has taken a hard line and things just bounce around but never go sky high. Stay well Sheree

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  19. Please understand this comes without a fare test, but I’ve at least a joy within the aromas. I grew up in a semi arid area Colorado. Often during flu and cold season mom would boil a pot of cinnamon with water. While I’ve gotten colds and flues, I’ve gotten surely less of them.
    Young living essential oils, a company I’ve sold their oils for, offers “theives” a blend of cinnamon, rosemary and a couple other oils also a powerhouse of killing airborne things. They do have science showing it killing viruses.flu. however I’m dubious to this as whoopie if I put a drop in a peter dish and it all dies as that’s not a home environment nor a great test! I assume that’s the science employed and disappointment. However, the thought isn’t gaurunteed sanitation… It’s the hope you’ve a niceness in a darker time and that JOY helps prolong you and yours.

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  20. I hope that this means each region will have logical solutions in place to suit local needs and flows of life! The only unfortunate thing is that life and time does not stop so we all need to keep shuffling along.

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  22. oh, this is alarming… take care Sheree… (we know you do) but still… we’re wishing you the best of health and safety.

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  24. Thanks for sharing an update. We have family in France and planned to visit from Ireland last Easter. Then lockdown happened. We hope to visit whenever it’s permitted. Stay safe and well ✨

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  25. wow! its rampant in france, but france is much bigger than ireland! Ireland has a low number of cases and testing and death rates, compared to france!

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  26. It makes sense to let local governments determine their strategies according to their differing conditions. Where we spent most of the summer (northern Michigan) the total Covid cases hovered at 11 (no hospitalizations, no deaths) for months. Last weekend I sang at a wedding on the other side of the state in a county where the last Covid death was in early July. Coming back to a large city in Kentucky I’m seeing quite a change in the local numbers, and in the level of fear.

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    • Indeed, it tends to be the larger conurbations in trouble such as Marseille, Bordeaux, Lille, Paris while the countryside has no issues

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