The situation tends to improve, with contaminations decreasing and hospitalizations stable. The daily update on the Covid-19 epidemic in France, with figures from Public Health France and the Ministry of Health.
CONTAMINATIONS
98,735 people have tested positive in the past 24 hours, according to data published by Public Health France.
HOSPITALIZATIONS
The total number of hospitalized patients reached 30,578 against 31,091 on Tuesday. There are 1,924 new admissions, a number down from the previous day (2,454).
The critical care services, which receive the most serious cases, had 3,126 Covid patients on Wednesday (including 227 admissions), against 3,235 the day before (240 admissions).
DEATHS
255 people have died in hospital in the past 24 hours, compared to 257 on Tuesday.
THE VACCINATION
Nearly 54.2 million people have now received at least one injection (80.3% of the total population) and 53 million are fully vaccinated (78.7% of the population). 38 million people received a booster dose.