The incidence rate is decreasing in the department.
The fourth wave is receding. Since mid-August in the Alpes-Maritimes, the infection rate has dropped to 234 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
However, while the symbolic threshold of 250 cases has been surpassed, it remains well above the national level of 143 cases.
The most affected are the 20-29 age group, followed closely by the 30-39 age group. In the department, 79.92% of the population has received a vaccine injection.
278 people are hospitalized, and 66% of the beds are occupied by COVID patients in the Alpes-Maritimes. Nevertheless, over the past 10 days, the number of patients being treated has decreased by 30%.
As a reminder, wearing a mask outdoors remains mandatory until September 15 in the department.
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