As the fifth wave hits the country, concern is raised about the new Omicron variant. Daily update on the Covid epidemic in France, with figures from Public Health France and the Ministry of Health.
CONTAMINATIONS
This Tuesday, December 21, 72,832 new cases of Covid-19 were identified in 24 hours.
The test positivity rate stood at 6.8% on Saturday.
HOSPITALIZATIONS
There are currently 16,076 hospitalized Covid-19 patients, including 3,096 in intensive care.
DEATHS
In 24 hours, 210 people have died of Covid in hospital. The total death toll has risen to 121,946 since the start of the epidemic.
THE VACCINATION
Since the start of the vaccination campaign in France, 52,592,757 people have received at least one injection.