In the Alpes-Maritimes, the rate of positive cases per 100,000 people is still higher than the target: 453 instead of 400.
As a decisive week approaches, with the potential introduction of new measures, the intensive care figures in France released this Sunday evening are alarming.
According to data from Santé publique France (SPF), 4,872 patients were in intensive care on Sunday compared to 4,791 on Saturday. This figure is approaching that of the second wave in the autumn, which peaked at 4,903 patients on November 16. Over the past 24 hours, admissions to intensive care have slightly slowed, amounting to 238 compared to 332 patients the previous day.
The total number of people hospitalized in France due to Covid-19 was 27,712 on Sunday, including 1,017 new admissions, compared to 27,259 on Saturday. In 24 hours, 131 patients died in hospital from Covid-19, compared to 194 the previous day.
