33,027 patients are currently in hospital with a Covid diagnosis (including 902 admissions in the past 24 hours) compared to 32,867 on Saturday and 31,536 a week ago, according to Public Health France. Critical care services had 3,577 patients (including 106 admissions) against 3,606 on Saturday and 3,641 a week ago.
The number of new cases stood at 155,439 against 214,542 the previous day. On average over seven days, 242,899 daily cases have been recorded, a sharp drop from the 338,052 recorded a week ago, seeming to confirm that the peak of contamination has passed. The number of deaths since the start of the epidemic, almost two years ago, stands at 132,506.
Now 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.
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