The coronavirus epidemic is breaking records in Paris. As the incidence rate is skyrocketing, especially in young people from 20 to 29, the situation faced with the health crisis is preoccupying in the area. Is this boom in new contaminations caused by the spread of Omicron in the Paris region?
The Parisian basin is badly hit by this variant even more contagious than Delta. According to data.gouv.fr, Omicron could be dominant in Paris. As of Friday 13 May 2022, it is estimated 96.15% of coronavirus cases in Paris show absence of the L452R mutation characterizing the Omicron variant. This estimation is made based on data from Santé Publique France focusing on the proportion of variants in targeted positive tests and the total number of positive tests. This spread is correlated to the evolution of the incidence rate in the capital city.
Coronavirus: Paris’s incidence rate drops below 4,000 cases for 100,000 inhabitants again
France is now faced with a double wave because of the Delta and Omicron variants. In Île-de-France, indicators are setting new records, especially in Paris where the incidence rate drops below 4,000 cases for 100,000 inhabitants again. [Read more]
As for the other Île-de-France departments (as of Friday 13 May 2022), Omicron is found in 95% of cases in Val d’Oise, 97% in Val de Marne, 96% in Seine-Saint-Denis, 97% in Hauts-de-Seine, 97% in Essonne, 96% in Yvelines and 97% in Seine-et-Marne.
The coronavirus epidemic goes on in France. As of Monday 16 May 2022 the Omicron variant is found in 98% of Covid cases in France. Find below the proportion of Omicron cases compared to Delta per department in France. [Read more]
Coronavirus: Paris’s incidence rate drops below 4,000 cases for 100,000 inhabitants again
Omicron’s spread per department in France as of Monday 16 May 2022
