By Julien sureau
Published on 27 Jan 21 at 10:28
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Are we going to be reconfined? A health defense council is being held this Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at the Elysee Palace but no announcement is planned before the end of the week. Emmanuel Macron wishes to wait for the results of the curfew at 6 p.m., generalized on the territory on January 16, to give a possible new turn of the screw.
In Loire Atlantique, relatively preserved until then by the Covid-19 epidemic, the situation does not encourage optimism.
The enhanced alert threshold exceeded
Lowered to below 50 new cases after the second confinement, the benchmark indicator for incidence rate is gradually rising since the end of December 2020.
On January 23, it exceeded the heightened alert threshold, with 153 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants over the last seven days. This represents around 315 daily contaminations on average.
A curve oriented upward and under the threat of the spread of more contagious strains of the coronavirus. Nowadays, only two cases of British and South African variants have been confirmed in Loire-Atlantique according to the Regional Health Agency.
Thursday, January 21, the health authority was nevertheless reassuring about the evolution of a cluster in Nantes.
More worryingly, however, the epidemic is spreading widely among people who are vulnerable and at risk of developing a severe form of the disease. The incidence rate is thus 259 in those over 80 and 565 in those over 90. Of the elderly primarily concerned with vaccination.
–52 more patients in a week at the hospital
To the hospital, the influx of patients is also on the rise for a few days. As of Tuesday evening, 234 patients were taken care of, 52 more than a week ago.
In intensive care, the tension on the service is also very strong with 29 people but it remains under control for the moment, leaving a little margin to the caregivers (38% of occupancy rate).
Three new deaths were recorded at the hospital on Tuesday, bringing the overall death toll to 485 since the start of the epidemic.
–Vaccination, a hope
For hospital staff, if the hope rests on vaccination, it will not bear fruit immediately. Tuesday January 26, 16,946 doses were injected in Loire-Atlantique.
A first shot that only concerns nursing home residents, caregivers over 50, people over 75 as well as a list of priority people. The opening new meeting slots is also scheduled for Friday.
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