According to Philippe Demester, the Director of the Regional Health Agency, there is no slowdown in the growth of contamination cases. He stated on Monday that he has not yet observed a “slowdown in the growth” of the epidemic. “All indicators are increasing, we are above the national average,” he described.
The regional incidence rate of the virus was 535 per 100,000 people for the week of October 26th, compared to a national average of 491, “and showing an upward trend for the following week.” The curve of hospital deaths is “much stronger than in April, with about thirty deaths each day,” added Philippe Demester.
“We have far exceeded the peak of the first wave, with 420 patients in intensive care, and this morning we were at 503 in the region,” added Anthony Valdez, director of care organization at the ARS.
Currently, the region has 760 intensive care beds and aims to “increase to 860.”
