The goal of 5,000 daily infections at the start of deconfinement initiated the day before is definitely not achieved this Wednesday, December 16, with 17,615 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours, according to data published by Santé Publique France.
In total, the country has 2,409,062 infections since the beginning of the epidemic.
In 24 hours, 292 people have died from Covid-19 in hospitals, bringing the total to 59,361. The pressure on intensive care units continues to ease as they admitted 2,840 patients with Covid-19 on Wednesday, compared to 2,871 the day before.
There were 220 admissions in the past 24 hours, compared to 211 the previous day. The total number of hospitalized individuals stands at 25,282 (including 1,664 new admissions), a figure relatively stable compared to Tuesday (25,207).
