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unprecedented levels of virus circulation in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Over the past seven days, the epidemic circulation of the coronavirus has reached levels not seen since the start of the health crisis, almost two years ago. The incidence in the general population exceeds 2200 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. For the Dijon Academy, 4,710 Covid-positive students have been counted.

The virus is still circulating a lot, in all the departments of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.

This is unprecedented since the start of the health crisis almost two years ago: the circulation of the virus, translated by the incidence rate, exceeds 2,200 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, in the general population. Côte-d’Or has the highest incidence rate in the general population, with 2,476 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

In addition, the test positivity rate is close to 19%. As a reminder, the alert threshold is from 10%.

The milestone of one thousand people hospitalized in establishments in the region has been exceeded, 160 are in critical care in the intensive care unit.

Côte-d’Or is the most affected department of the eight, with 197 people treated, including 40 in critical care.

As of January 14, 1.35 million people benefited from the recall in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

This January 15, people who have not completed their recall 7 months after their last injection lose the validity of their health pass.
The Burgundy-Franche-Comté Regional Health Agency recommends scheduling your appointment quickly, because by February 15, the booster vaccination must have been carried out 4 months after the last injection to validate the health pass.
Since the outbreak began in March 2020, COVID-19 has resulted in 5,427 deaths in healthcare facilities; 2,327 in medico-social establishments in the region.

Vaccination centers have dedicated specific lines: the messenger RNA vaccine is dosed in a pediatric form. A systematic pre-vaccination consultation is carried out by a doctor.

As of January 14, 2022, the weekly report of the Rectorate of the Academy of Dijon reports 172 closed classes out of 6647 in the 1st degree (nursery and primary school). It is in Saône-et-Loire that the number of closed classes is the highest with 94 classes.
1 school structure is closed out of 1954 schools (public and private under contract)

4,710 students are positive for Covid-19 (cumulative over the last 7 days) out of 267,918 students (1st and 2nd degree), i.e. 1.78%. It is in Saône-et-Loire that there are the most positive students, with 1,963 students.

National Education staff positive for Covid represent 133 people, out of 27,686.

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