A total of 449 people (416 the day before) were confirmed positive for Coronavirus COVID-19 in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, according to figures reported by the ARS (Regional Health Agency) on Saturday March 14. There are 12 deaths. “These are cases confirmed by carrying out laboratory tests. Some patients with mild symptoms are sometimes followed at home and may not have been tested. They are therefore not counted “, specifies the ARS.
Note that the case tested positive in Cantal does not appear in the ARS balance sheet because domiciled in another region (He is a man from Charente-Maritime).
This Covid-19 confirmed poisonous patient appears in the map below which lists all the cases. Details of cases by department:
– Ain : 43 (+4) positive cases
– Combine : 2 (+1) positive cases
– Ardèche : 20 (+3) positive cases
– Cantal: 0 (1 positive case managed but domiciled in another region)
– Drôme: 45 (+3) positive cases, including 1 deceased person
– Isère: 29 (+6) positive cases
– Loire: 54 (+7) positive cases including 1 deceased person
– Haute-Loire: 7 cases (+1) positive cases
– Puy de Dome : 16 (+1) positive cases
– Rhône: 123 (+8) positive cases including 7 people who died
– Savoy: 18 cases (+2 and -2) * positive cases including 1 deceased person
– Haute-Savoie : 92 (+0) positive cases including 2 people who died
The curve below shows the evolution of the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It was carried out on the basis of the information communicated by the ARS during the update. “These are cases confirmed by carrying out laboratory tests. Some patients with mild symptoms are sometimes followed at home and may not have been tested. They are therefore not counted ”, specifies the regional agency. Note that cases not reported episodically before March 2 do not appear.
To protect yourself and others
“According to current epidemiological data, almost 8 out of 10 patients with COVID-19 will only suffer from mild symptoms, equivalent to the flu. However, frail people, especially the elderly or those suffering from cardio-respiratory diseases a more serious form, which may require sustained hospital care, such as care in the intensive care unit “, indicates the ARS.
To limit the circulation of the virus and protect themselves, the Ministry of Health recommends several preventive measures:
- wash your hands very regularly,
- cough or sneeze into his elbow,
- blow your nose with a disposable handkerchief which you must then put in a bin,
- avoid shaking hands and kissing each other.
In case of symptoms (cough, fever) and if you return from a risk area or an infection center, you are asked to stay at home and call 15. It is requested not to go at his doctor’s office, or at the hospital emergency room. An information website dedicated to the coronavirus is available: www.gouvernement.fr/info-coronavirus
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