French hospitals currently have 31,532 Covid patients compared to 31,621 on Sunday (and 33,447 a week ago). The number of new admissions (2,215), however, was up from the previous day (697) or seven days earlier (328).
The number of people hospitalized in critical care units, which treat the most serious cases, particularly in intensive care, is also down, with 3,296 patients (including 311 daily admissions) against 3,305 the day before, and 3,622 there. a week old. This figure has been falling for several days.
Now largely dominant, the Omicron variant causes less severe forms of Covid, which results in shorter hospital stays and a lower risk of going to intensive care.
As for contamination, the decline continues, confirming that the fifth wave of the epidemic has begun to ebb. In 24 hours, 26,475 positive cases were recorded, compared to 86,562 on Sunday. The numbers are always lower on Mondays because of the weekend. But over a week, the decline also continues: on average over the last seven days, this indicator stands at 132,990 against 237,663 the previous Monday.
385 dead
Deaths, up sharply since November, remain at a high level, mainly among unvaccinated and immunocompromised: 385 people were killed by the disease in 24 hours, and 107 the day before.
Some 54.1 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). 37.86 million people received a booster dose.