1 additional new confirmed cases were recorded for the week of September 048 to 21, 27. This brings to 2020 the number of cumulative cases of coronavirus confirmed by PCR tests in Guadeloupe. 15 new deaths are unfortunately to be deplored.
The circulation of the virus remains very active in the territory of Guadeloupe. This has stabilized compared to last week over the same period considered.
Over this period, 4 additional tests were carried out thanks to campaigns in municipalities, laboratories and hospitals, with a total number of 615 tests carried out.
7 clusters are under investigation. The latest clusters identified indicate that the transmission of the virus is very often done in the private sphere and in the professional sphere.
The number of people admitted to hospital is increasing and with it the number of serious cases linked to fragile patients with co-morbidities. Hospital activity remains very intense. As of Sunday, September 27, there was 32 COVID + people hospitalized in the intensive care unit of the CHUG.
The CHBT and the Clinique des Eaux claire are in support of the ORSAN plan launched by the ARS. A reinforcement of the army health service arrived last weekend and EVASANs to Martinique and Guyana can be activated as needed.
Over the period, 15 new deaths are to be deplored, mostly men, all of whom are common point is the presence of comorbidities linked to chronic diseases. The average age for men is 76 years and for women 78 years. It should be noted that a third of these people were between 55 and 75 years old. Bringing the total number of hospital deaths since the start of the epidemic to 57. At the same time, the intensive care unit allowed 13 discharges of stabilized patients to medicine.
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