Covid Île-de-France, 3 departments with incidence rates of over 200, towards new restrictions?

Published by Rizhlaine de Sortiraparis, Julie de Sortiraparis · Photos by My de Sortiraparis · Published on August 18th, 2021 at 09:54 a.m.
The coronavirus epidemic in the Paris region has seen a significant decline. However, due to the Delta variant becoming dominant in the region, Paris and the whole of the Île-de-France region saw a rebound in the epidemic. In three départements, the incidence rate exceeds 200 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, a decisive threshold that may give rise to further restrictions.

What's the latest on thecoronavirus epidemic in the Paris region? Due to its population density, the Paris region is one of the areas most affected by the health crisis. On a departmental scale, it posted record incidence rates during the third wave, with an explosion of cases in Seine-Saint-Denis (93), Val d'Oise (95) and Val-de-Marne (94).

As France moved ahead with its decontamination plan, this indicator became more homogeneous in the Paris basin, which experienced a significant decline. By June 19, 2021, all Île-de-France departments had fallen below 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. As a reminder, the government had set the threshold at 400, which could block the continuation of the decontamination plan in certain areas. But the spread of the Delta variant has changed the situation: as it becomes the majority in the capital, Paris has seen its incidence rate rise back above 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants since Tuesday July 6, 2021, making the City of Light the first département in mainland France to exceed this threshold.

The situation in the Île-de-France region has now partially improved: after peaking at 255.7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants on July 26, 2021, Paris has seen its incidence rate fall since then. On August 5, 2021, the capital even fell back below 200 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. But not all départements are following the same trend: while a drop has also been noted in Hauts-de-Seine, the trend is upwards in Val-d'Oise, Essonne and Seine-Saint-Denis.

In addition, the government has announced that departments with an incidence rate of over 200 cases per 100,000 inhabitants could see the Sanitary Pass extended to large shopping centers, and the wearing of masks made compulsory in places subject to the precious sesame. In the Île-de-France region, three departments are already above this threshold: Val-de-Marne, Val-d'Oise and Seine-Saint-Denis. However, in the Paris basin, this measure could be applied across the whole of Île-de-France: the regional incidence rate is currently 13.

Here are the detailed figures for the Île-de-France region:

Grande couronne :

Yvelines (78): 6.6

Val-d'Oise (95): 7.7

Essonne (91): 7.8

Seine-et-Marne (77): 8.2

Inner suburbs and Paris:

Val-de-Marne (94) : 9.9

Seine-Saint-Denis (93): 6.7

Hauts-de-Seine (92): 11.3

Paris (75): 13.4

To track the incidence rate day by day:

Visuel Paris Seine Quai Tour EiffelVisuel Paris Seine Quai Tour EiffelVisuel Paris Seine Quai Tour EiffelVisuel Paris Seine Quai Tour Eiffel The incidence rate in Île-de-France this Friday June 30th, 2023
The health authorities continue to monitor the incidence rate in each département as a determining factor in whether measures should be tightened or relaxed. To make life easier for Ile-de-France residents, here is a map of the incidence rate by department in the Île-de-France region and Paris at Friday June 30th, 2023, based on data supplied by the government. [Read more]

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The incidence rate by department is an indicator to be followed very closely in order to monitor the evolution of the epidemic. We discover together the incidence rates of each department at Friday June 30th, 2023. [Read more]

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