Last week, the number of new positive cases for covid-19 decreased by 3.8%, according to the latest figures communicated by Ars and the prefecture.
Numbers
From May 2 to 8, 2022, the number of new positive cases detected in the territory decreased by 3.8%. It is 2,272 against 2,363 the week before. On May 9 and 10, 971 new contaminations were recorded.
The positivity rate decreased slightly to 15.5% against 16.2% last week for tests carried out in Guadeloupe.
The effective R is 1.04 over the rolling seven days.
The Omicron variant still accounts for 100% of positive results.
3 new clusters have been declared: 1 in a professional environment, 1 in a school and university environment and 1 in a crèche, which brings to 5 the number of clusters monitored today in Guadeloupe.
There were no deaths.
Hospitalizations
To date, 136 people are being cared for for COVID:
– 26 COVID patients are hospitalized in conventional medicine
– 34 patients are hospitalized in intensive care: 4 are in COVID sheaves (3 at the CHU, 1 at the CHBT) and 30 are hospitalized in non-COVID sheaves, i.e. 2 at the CHBT and 28 at the CHU.
– 76 are on oxygen at home (decrease)
The vaccination
As of May 10, there were 374,838 injections
The vaccination coverage rate for people over the age of 12 in Guadeloupe is:
– – 1ère dose : 45,76 %
– 2nd dose: 43.23%
– 3ème dose : 24,11 %
8,281 adolescents aged 12 to 17 have received the 1st injection and 7,849 have received the 2nd injection to date in Guadeloupe.
255 first doses of vaccination and 187 second doses were recorded in Guadeloupe in children aged 5 to 11 years.
216 first doses of Novavax and 97 second doses delivered.
Recommendations from the Prefecture
Faced with the still very active viral circulation, the Prefecture of Guadeloupe would like to make a few reminders:
– It is strongly recommended to maintain barrier gestures and to wear a mask, especially for fragile and vulnerable people. This recommendation also applies to everyone in enclosed places where there is a high concentration of people and during large gatherings, including outdoors;
-Isolate yourself in the event of signs suggestive of infection and be tested at the slightest doubt that you are asymptomatic or in contact. Fragile people must continue to protect themselves.-
