In total, 29,282 people carrying the virus were still hospitalized today, compared to 29,944 yesterday, and after a peak of over 33,000 in mid-November. The intensive care units had 4,006 patients (compared to 4,136 yesterday), including 192 new admissions in 24 hours (258 yesterday).
With 340 more deaths in hospitals over the past 24 hours, the number of coronavirus-related deaths now stands at 50,957 since the beginning of the epidemic, according to figures from Public Health France released this evening. Yesterday, 384 people had lost their lives in hospitals.
