The country has just begun, this Monday, the first stage of the new lockdown easing. The slight decrease that started a week ago seems to be stabilizing with a slight increase in hospitalizations.
Over the last 24 hours, 1,495 people have been admitted to the hospital. This brings the total number of hospitalized patients due to Covid-19 to 28,950. There were 28,818 on Sunday and 30,596 a week ago.
In terms of critical care, the pressure is gradually decreasing. In the past 24 hours, 386 people have been admitted to an intensive care unit, intensive care unit, or continuous monitoring unit. This brings the total number of patients in critical care to 5,630. There were 5,585 on Sunday and 6,001 seven days ago.
Furthermore, 311 people have lost their lives due to Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. There were 400 seven days ago and 113 on Sunday.
Public Health France reports 3,760 new infections in the last 24 hours, a particularly low number considering that fewer tests are conducted on Sundays and that Saturday was a public holiday.
Vaccination continues its progress, with 418,471 injections administered in the last 24 hours. This brings the total number of people who have received at least one injection to 16,133,547, which corresponds to 24.1% of the total population and 30.7% of the adult population.