The prefecture of Reunion Island and the Regional Health Agency announce, this Tuesday, June 8, nine new deaths of patients from Reunion Island and confirm, moreover, 1,160 new cases of coronavirus in the island from May 29 to June 4 . A situation judged “fragged and contrasted “.
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The Prefecture and the Regional Health Agency announced, this Tuesday, June 8, the death of nine patients from Reunion between May 29 and June 4. They are one person aged 45-64, two people aged 65-74 and six people over 75 years old. In total, Reunion Island deplores 212 deaths linked to Covid-19.
An incidence rate of 135.9 cases / 100,000 inhabitants
The authorities are also announcing 1,160 new cases of coronavirus recorded over the same period from May 29 to June 4. The weekly incidence rate decreased slightly to 135.9 / 100,000 inhabitants (against 137.5 the previous week) and an increasing number of screenings. The positivity rate is down to 4.4% below the vigilance threshold (5.4% last week).
“The figures show a slight decrease in the number of cases with a weekly incidence rate of 135.9 / 100,000, a declining positivity rate falling below the vigilance threshold and an increase in the number of screening tests, comments the prefecture of Reunion. This relative drop in indicators should be viewed with caution. The situation remains fragile and contrasted on the territory “.
73 % de variants
Of the 1,160 new cases announced:
- 1,145 cases are classified as indigenous
- 14 cases are classified imported
- 1 case are classified imported under Evasan
From May 29 to June 5, 1378 positive tests were screened to identify a variant strain. Of these 1,378 tests, there are 1,008 cases of Covid-19 variants (987 South African or Brazilian and 21 British), a proportion of 73%, stable compared to the previous week (72%). The virus continues to circulate at a sustained rate in Reunion Island and the share of variants remains very important in the territory, in particular that of South Africa.
Taking into account the 25,088 recoveries and 212 deaths since the start of the health crisis, 1,935 cases are still active to date. 27,035 cases have been investigated to date by ARS, Public Health France and Health Insurance, of which 94.1% are indigenous cases.
34 patients in intensive care
In Reunion Island, on June 8, 34 intensive care beds were occupied by patients positive for Covid-19, out of the 117 intensive care beds recorded in Reunion Island. Last week, 39 intensive care beds were occupied. In addition, 92 covid patients are hospitalized in the covid medicine department.
45 active clusters
As of June 8, 45 clusters are active, compared to 39 last week. In total, 262 clusters are closed. Among the active clusters, there are:
- 10 with high criticality: in Saint-Paul (4), in Port (3), Saint-André (1), Saint-Louis (1) and Saint-Pierre (1)
- 20 moderately critical clusters: in Port (6), in Saint-Denis (6), Saint-André (3), Saint-Benoît (1), Sainte-Marie (1) Saint-Louis (1), Saint-Paul (1) and Saint-Pierre (1).
These clusters develop mainly in the professional environment and during friendly or family gatherings.
The indicators
Regarding the other indicators, it should be noted:
- a number of screenings which increased by 4.6% with 26,606 tests carried out (against
- 25,430 the previous week),
- an increase in the incidence rate among 15-24 year olds: + 9.62% (182.3 / 100,000) and among 25-34 year olds: + 5.11% (179/100,000),
- A decrease in the incidence rate in other age groups:
– among 0-14 year olds: – 8.19% (96.4 / 100,000),
– among 35-44 year olds: – 7.95% (153.9 / 100,000),
– among 45-64 year olds: – 0.67% (132.6 / 100,000),
– among those 65 and over: – 4.12% (100/100 000),
– among those over 75: – 2.63% (74/100 000).
Respect isolation
“Respect for barrier gestures, vaccination, identification of contact cases and isolation are major levers in the fight against the epidemic, because they allow the chains of contamination to be quickly broken., recalls the prefecture of Reunion. However, out of all the people surveyed by the contact-tracing platform, at least 4 out of 10 people say they do not strictly respect isolation, even though this behavior is crucial to curb the epidemic.
The authorities call for everyone’s vigilance on a daily basis and in all circumstances: maintain barrier gestures, limit social contact, respect the curfew and get vaccinated.
11.04% vaccinated
As of May 30, 283,541 people have turned to immunization. Among them, 186,033 Reunion Islanders received a first injection of the Pfizer vaccine against Covid, or 21.73% of the population; and 97,508 people received the second Pfizer injection or the single Janssen injection, or 11.04%.
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