the Côte-d’Or and the metropolis of Dijon remain below the alert threshold, the number of hospitalizations stagnates
The government is worried about a possible resumption of the epidemic, during the fall. While in France, the incidence rate increased, and many countries are affected by a relatively strong epidemic wave, like Russia which exceeded 1,000 deaths per day in mid-October, the health situation in Côte-d’Or remains controlled for the moment.
An incidence rate that remains low
Indeed, if we consider the first indicator of the epidemic, the incidence rate, it is 34.3 positive cases per 100,000 inhabitants between 23 and 29 October. That is to say, it is below the alert threshold, set at 50/100 000. At the regional level, this figure is 38.7 / 100,000. What makes Bourgogne Franche- County the second least affected region behind Normandy.
As for the Dijon metropolis, the incidence rate is 36.6 per 100,000. This makes Dijon metropolis one of the least attracted agglomerations (among the 22 French metropolises).
In hospitals, a mixed situation
The medical structures of Côte-d’Or and the region continue to welcome patients with Covid-19. As of November 1, there are 31 in Côte-d’Or hospitals, including 6 in critical care: figures that are stagnant. In the region, on the account 163 patients (an increase of 10 patients in 24 hours) including 30 in intensive care (two patients over 24 hours).
Since the start of the epidemic, 962 people have died from Covid-19 in hospitals in Côte-d’Or, which places the department in the second position of the most affected territories in the region. In Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 4,966 patients died in hospitals.