In the Alpes-Maritimes, 106 people are hospitalized, including 13 in intensive care.
Since the start of the virus, 272 deaths have been recorded.
866 “clusters” are active on the territory, including 68 new ones that have been detected in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate now stands at 5.4%.
37 people have died of Covid in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 30,999 victims.
The number of patients entering intensive care has increased again, with 479 new patients hospitalized over the past seven days, which is 31 more in 24 hours.
In response to the directives of the Directorate General of Health, which continues to recommend getting tested at the slightest suspicion of symptoms, the president of the Scientific Council, Jean-Franรงois Delfraissy, stated this Tuesday that saliva tests will likely be implemented as early as the beginning of October, thus facilitating testing.
