In Nice, the incidence rate is on the rise and stands at 473 per 100,000 inhabitants. The ICU bed occupancy rate is 87%.
Public Health France, in its daily report, reported 301 new deaths related to SARS-CoV-2 in hospitals over the past 24 hours. There were 313 on Thursday and 304 exactly seven days ago.
Since the start of the epidemic, 96,277 people have died after contracting the coronavirus. Furthermore, 46,677 new cases have been recorded in 24 hours.
In hospitals, the risk of saturation remains very high. This Friday, they are treating 28,729 Covid-19 patients, compared to 28,581 on Thursday, and 27,242 last Friday. With 2,092 new admissions in 24 hours.
Among them, thousands of patients are severely affected by the disease. Out of this total, 5,254 patients are admitted to “critical care” (a new designation by Public Health France encompassing “intensive care units, intensive care services (ICU), and continuous care units (CCU)”), compared to 5,109 on Thursday, and 4,766 last Thursday. 505 patients have been admitted to these services in the last 24 hours.
