Although restrictive measures are now in place, the numbers currently show that the epidemic is still spreading. In its daily update, Santรฉ Publique France reports 187 new deaths linked to SARS-CoV-2 in hospitals over the past 24 hours. This Friday, that figure was 301. It was 194 seven days ago. Since the beginning of the epidemic, 96,493 people have died from the coronavirus in France according to the national agency.
Hospital pressure, one of the main reasons new restrictions were sought by health professionals, continues to increase. This Saturday, 28,886 people are hospitalized for a Covid-19 infection. There were 28,729 the previous day, meaning an increase of 1730 people.
Among them, 5,273 are in critical care. That is 399 more people over the last 24 hours. There were 4,791 seven days ago. This term includes patients developing a severe form and admitted to intensive care units, intensive care units, or continuous monitoring units. Of them, 3,963 are truly being treated in intensive care units, according to the very latest figures we have obtained. The others are in severe condition requiring intensive care but are in intensive care units or continuous monitoring units.
