This Tuesday, health authorities recorded 11,795 new cases of infections during the last 24 hours. Consequently, the number of confirmed cases by PCR since the beginning of the epidemic is at 2,409,946 cases. The test positivity rate is established at 4.4%.
8,887 new hospitalizations were reported during the week, of which 1,168 are in intensive care. 2,335 clusters have been under investigation since last Monday, including 839 in nursing homes. Regarding the death rate, 386 people died from Covid-19 in hospitals, according to the latest figures. This rate brings the total toll to 61,702 deaths since the outbreak of the epidemic, including 42,507 in hospitals. An increase of 802.
Among these latest figures, 19,195 deaths are recorded in nursing homes, which is 421 more since last Friday. However, 24,964 hospitalizations are ongoing, 269 less compared to the last few days. 186,058 people have been discharged from the hospital, which is 1,594 more.
In the Alpes-Maritimes, there are 139 active clusters, 195 conventional hospitalizations, 52 in intensive care, and 250 patients in follow-up and rehabilitation care, which is 23 more. The department has 553 hospital deaths, four more. 1,868 nursing home residents have been affected by the virus, 151 have lost their lives since the start of the health crisis.
