Despite a weekend extended by a public holiday, vaccinations continued. 71,020 people in France received an injection in the past 24 hours. In total, 9,351,329 have already received a first dose, and 3,142,151 have received both.
In the Alpes-Maritimes, the rolling 7-day index is at 457/100,000, with the alert threshold being 250.
Hospital pressure is increasing even further. There have been 1,219 new hospitalizations, with more than 5,400 patients in intensive care. This figure is closely monitored due to fears of hospital overcrowding.
According to Public Health France figures published on Monday, 197 people died from SARS-CoV-2 in the past 24 hours. The previous day, there were 185 fatalities. Seven days ago, 362 deaths were recorded in 24 hours due to the coronavirus.
At hospitals, the initial slowdown measures have not yet had an impact on a national scale. On the contrary, the pressure continues to increase. On Sunday, 29,907 people were hospitalized due to Covid-19. Seven days ago, 28,322 patients were in hospital care because of the coronavirus.
Critical care services – which include the ICU, the intensive care unit, and the continuous monitoring unit – admitted 284 additional people in the past 24 hours. In total, 5,433 patients are currently in one of these services. This number was 4,974 seven days ago.
