More than 111,000 new cases
The current wave of the Covid-19 epidemic is receding very slightly from day to day: with 111,583 positive cases recorded in 24 hours by Public Health France, the average for the last seven days is 120,665, compared to 134,876 there. a week ago.
This reflux gives hope for an easing of hospital tension in the coming weeks.
Nearly 25,000 hospitalized patients
This Saturday, we observe a slight decline in hospitalizations, with 24,894 hospitalized patients, against 24,909 on Friday. 885 new admissions were counted in 24 hours.
Of these patients, 1,630 are treated in critical care. This is slightly less than Friday (1,652), but still more than a week ago (1,543).
45 deaths in 24 hours
The macabre count of the Covid has further increased by 45 in the hospital in 24 hours, bringing the total to 144,122 deaths in France since the start of the pandemic, more than two years ago.
Vaccination figures
According to figures from the Directorate General of Health, 40,696,124 booster doses of vaccine were carried out. 54,301,180 people received at least one injection (i.e. 80.5% of the total population) and 53,393,698 people now have a complete vaccination schedule (i.e. 79.2% of the total population).