Even though the idea of another lockdown is not being considered by the government, it is a term that most French people have in mind. This is understandable with 20,000 new cases daily and the growing threat of the British and South African variants, which have an even greater impact than the usual virus. Here is the Covid update…
The British variant is “responsible for one in four or five infections,” accounting for 20 to 25% of Covid-19 infections, according to the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran. The South African and Brazilian variants are less widespread in France but remain less responsive to authorized vaccines.
Furthermore, a high school located near Hennebont (Morbihan) has announced its temporary closure from this Friday until the start of the February school holidays following the outbreak of Coronavirus cases. Some of these are related to the British variant.
In France
This Thursday, 21,063 new cases and 371 deaths were recorded by health authorities, according to the Public Health France agency. The total count increases to 3,406,685 confirmed cases and 80,803 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, with 57,132 occurring in hospitals.
27,007 people are hospitalized, and 3,337 are in intensive care. The positivity rate across the national territory is at 6.2%. Hospitals have seen 1,610 new admissions and 269 intensive care arrivals.
In the PACA region
In the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur region, 1,695 people are hospitalized (-55), 444 people are in intensive care (+6), and 5,058 people have died from Covid-19 in hospitals since the beginning of the crisis (+49).
As of today, 163,932 people have received the first dose of the vaccine. 26,742 have received both doses.
In the Alpes-Maritimes, there are 335 conventional hospitalizations (-6), 98 patients in intensive care (-3), 251 people in follow-up and rehabilitation care (-7), and 918 deaths in hospital since the beginning of the crisis (+8).
