Yesterday, 11,533 new cases of coronavirus were recorded. A number well above the 5,000 cases per day expected by the government on the eve of the lockdown lift.
The number of people hospitalized in intensive care for a new coronavirus infection increased by 210 new patients on Monday, December 14, reaching a total of 2,896 according to figures from Santรฉ Publique France.
Since the beginning of the epidemic, France has reported 58,282 deaths from a Covid-19 infection, including 372 in hospitals within 24 hours. Currently, 25,449 people are hospitalized due to the new coronavirus.
In total, France has recorded 2,379,915 Covid-19 infections since the beginning of the epidemic, including 3,063 in 24 hours. These figures should be taken with caution: on Mondays, the published data are always lower due to the closure of testing laboratories over the weekend.