The Omicron variant is hitting the country with full force and continues to cause concern, although a slight drop in intensive care units seems to be taking shape. The daily update on the Covid-19 epidemic in France, with figures from Public Health France and the Ministry of Health.
CONTAMINATIONS
This Saturday, January 29, 332,398 contaminations were recorded in 24 hours.
HOSPITALIZATIONS
At the hospital, the number of Covid patients was 31,282 this Saturday, against 31,271 yesterday.
Critical care services had 3,634 Covid-19 patients this Saturday, compared to 3,656 on Friday.
DEATHS
In the past 24 hours, 178 people diagnosed with Covid have died in hospital, a slight increase from a week earlier (167 died on January 22).
THE VACCINATION
Nearly 53.964 million people have received at least one dose of vaccine since the start of the vaccination campaign more than a year ago, i.e. 80% of the population, and 52.686 million have a complete vaccination schedule (78.1 % Population).