The number of patients hospitalized due to COVID-19 continues to increase, with 1 102 admissions in recent 24 hours. A total of 18,811 patients are hospitalized, according to figures published on Saturday by Public Health France.
Le Monde with AFP
The COVID-19 epidemic continues its rapid propagation in France, while the Omicron variant became majority in contamination. More than 219,000 cases were detected in 24 hours, Saturday, January 1, a figure greater than 200,000 for the third consecutive day and more than twice as high as a week ago.
In the last seven days, more than a million cases (1,103,555) were detected, nearly 10% of the total number of cases recorded in the country since the beginning of the pandemic. It is still difficult to know how much this explosion of contaminations will result in serious, potentially fatal forms, which would overwhelm hospitals and would require more drastic restrictions. Friday presenting his wishes for 2022, President Emmanuel Macron announced “difficult weeks” but “real reasons for vaccine”.
Hospitalizations continue to increase
For the time being, this “tidal wave”, as described by the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, does not reflect an equivalent increase in the number of hospitalization. The number of patients hospitalized due to CVIV-19 continues to increase, with 1 102 admissions in recent 24 hours (compared to 1,928 the New Year’s Eve). A total of 18,811 patients are currently hospitalized, according to figures published Saturday by Public Health France.
Critical care services, including resuscitation, support 3,560 patients (3,543 the day before) with the most serious forms of the disease, and counted 197 admissions between Friday and Saturday.
In 24 hours, 111 people succumbed to COVID-19 in the hospital, bringing the total balance sheet at 123,851 death since the beginning of the epidemic.
To stem this strong epidemic thirst, the government has announced new measures of health restrictions such as the mandatory use of teleworking in companies that have the opportunity and return of gauges for public events. As of Monday, the port of the mask will also be mandatory by 6 years in transport, as well as in the places receiving the public, according to a decree appeared on Saturday in the Official Journal.