The Omicron variant hits the country head-on. Daily update on the Covid-19 epidemic in France, with figures from Public Health France and the Ministry of Health.
Contamination
This Tuesday, January 11, 368,149 contaminations were recorded in 24 hours. A new record.
Hospitalizations
At the hospital, the number of Covid patients continues to increase, with 25,389 patients (against 22,749 the day before), including 3,149 new admissions.
3,969 patients were hospitalized in critical care departments, reserved for the most serious cases (against 3,904 the day before).
Deaths
In 24 hours, 270 people succumbed to Covid-19 in hospital, bringing the total death toll to 125,988 since the start of the epidemic.
The vaccination
To date, 52,089,836 people have a complete vaccination schedule and 29,449,662 people have received a booster dose.