Following the fifth epidemic wave, demand had increased from November to early January, peaking at nearly 12 million with the start of the school year.
Just over 4.5 million Covid-19 screening tests were carried out last week, amplifying the decline observed for a month, according to figures published Thursday by the Ministry of Health. The fall continues: 4.57 million PCR and antigen screenings were validated between February 7 and 13, in “sharp drop“by 35% compared to the previous week, specifies the Directorate of Statistics (Drees) in a press release.
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Following the fifth epidemic wave, demand had increased from November to early January, peaking at nearly 12 million with the start of the school year. The reflux observed since has been moremarked in the under 66s» last week, in particular among children and adolescents under 16 (-46%).
The number of Covid cases is following the same trend, with less than 110,000 positive tests on average over seven days currently, compared to more than 360,000 at the peak reached at the end of January.