The situation remains stable in New Aquitaine, despite the appearance of new outbreaks. According to the ARS, more than 3,500 tests were carried out on July 5 and 6, 15 were positive (see table). An additional 1,350 people were tested on July 7, the results are not yet known. Since Monday, no deaths have been reported in hospitals in the region and the situation in the intensive care units remains stable.
Three outbreaks in progress
In the region, three outbreaks are in progress. In Gironde, a positive case was reported on Monday July 6 with the Regional Health Agency of Gironde. The twenty people who have worked with him are under investigation. In the Landes, this is still the outbreak detected in Parentis-en-Born. On Monday evening, 17 seasonal agricultural workers were reported positive by the ARS. A screening operation is underway. The third focus was detected in Corrèze. A private party organized in Brive would be at the origin. Five people tested positive, according to The mountain. 60 people were quarantined.
As a reminder, a cluster or focus is the fact of identifying at least 3 confirmed or probable cases, within a period of 7 days, which belong to the same community or participated in the same gathering. The existence of these grouped cases means that there are locally one or more active chains of transmission.
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Update in hospitals
– 62 people are currently hospitalized (- 6 since July 6)
– 9 people are currently in intensive care or intensive care (same figure as July 6)
– 2,200 people have left the hospital cured since the start of the epidemic (+ 9 since July 6)
No deaths have been reported since July 6. Since the beginning of the epidemic, the region deplores 421 deaths among hospitalized people.
Among the Ehpad in the region, none is currently affected by a Covid-19 situation among residents or staff.
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