[LIVE] 4,000 businesses in Reunion Island threatened with closure: Covid-19: 1 new confirmed case La Runion, 418 patients in total

1 new confirmed case The Runion today

The prefecture and the Regional Agency of Sant confirm the inventory of a new case of coronavirus COVID-19 La Runion, this Monday April 27 at 15:00, that is to say a total of 418 cases since the appearance of the first case on March 11, 2020.

413 cases have been investigated by the ARS and Public Health France this hour, 70% of which are imported cases. 5 cases are under investigation.

– Review of investigated cases –

• Import cases (people who contracted the disease outside the territory): 290

• Secondary indigenous cases (people directly linked to imported cases): 65

• Indigenous cases (people with an indirect link or having no link with an import case): 58

• Total number of investigated cases: 413

– Health situation –

• Cases hospitalized without resuscitation service: 4

• Cases hospitalized in the intensive care unit: 2

– Age groups –

• 0 14 years: 8.2% (34 cases)

• 15 44 years: 40.9%

• 45 64 years: 39.7%

• 65 74 years: 7.5%

• 75 and over: 3.8%

– Contact-tracing –

Nearly 3,500 people were called individually and followed up through contact-tracing. Set up by ARS, in consultation with Sant Publique France, contact-tracing is a device which aims to identify and call back all those who have been in close contact (family, professional, close passengers in the planes…) with a confirmed case of Coronavirus during its contagious period (we talk about contact subjects or contacts).

These people were the subject of a telephone investigation during which their health was assessed and the importance of:

• respect strict isolation (fourteen)

• monitor their state of health daily (with temperature measurement) and call a dedicated hotline daily

• call immediately 15 if symptoms appear

• wear masks delivered to their home in order to limit the risk of virus transmission (secure travel within the home or outside for reasons of urgent travel).

Contact during the fortnight:

• Mid-term: reminder of people who do not regularly contact the toll-free number (as part of a collaboration with the CIC of the CHU) to ensure that their isolation and their state of health are maintained.

• At the end of the fortnight: reminder of all people to let them know the end of their isolation and to check their health again.

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