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Health. Covid-19: the positivity rate between 15 and 20%


Incidence rate

On November 6, in Thionville, the incidence rate was between 500 and 1,000 per 100,000 inhabitants. The incidence rate corresponds to the number of people infected over a week, in a population of 100,000 inhabitants. Two thresholds have been set by the Ministry of Health: the vigilance threshold is reached if more than 10 people are infected per 100,000 inhabitants. The alert threshold is 50 infected people.

Positivity rate

As of November 6, still, in Thionville, the positivity rate was between 15 and 20%. At the end of September, it fluctuated between 1 and 1.2% in the Thionville agglomeration… “Like everywhere else, it has increased considerably,” recognizes Jean-Christophe Hamelin-Boyer, the Health Officer of the City of Thionville. In a fortnight, in collaboration with the Regional Health Agency, we will organize a massive screening, free and without a prescription, at the Prévert center. The objective is twofold: to make young people aware of screening, and to see if we are still on a plateau or in a downward phase. “

Antigenic tests

Nasopharyngeal antigen tests have appeared in several pharmacies in Thionville and should help relieve the laboratories which are currently operating at full capacity. “We recommend calling the pharmacy first,” says Jean-Christophe Hamelin-Boyer. Some pharmacies have set up drive-ins or tents outside for these antigenic tests. Several nursing firms have expressed a wish to be able to carry out antigenic tests as well.

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