551 people suffering from Covid-19 have died in hospital in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths since the start of the epidemic to 40,987, announced on Monday, November 9, by the Director-General of Health Jérôme Salomon.
In the department, 243 people are hospitalized for COVID-19 pathologies, which is 22 more than the day before. The number of patients in intensive care is also increasing, now at 74 (+12 compared to the previous day).
France is the 4th country in the world in terms of the number of cases, he also pointed out. 20,155 new cases in 24 hours were detected on Monday, compared to 38,619 the day before. 24 million tests have been conducted since the start of the epidemic.
31,125 patients are currently hospitalized in France, which is 882 more than on Sunday (30,243). Pressure continues to increase on intensive care services, which had 4,690 patients on Monday, compared to 3,721 at the beginning of the week.
The total capacity has been increased from 5,000 to 6,400 beds, with a target of 7,500, which could further be raised to 10,500 beds.
