Contamination continues to increase



The number of new daily cases of Covid-19 continues to increase according to figures published on Monday by Public Health France, at a time when the government continues to warn against this upsurge linked to the Delta variant.

The health agency reports 4,151 cases detected in 24 hours, against 1,260 last Monday. As of Sunday, 12,532 new cases had been detected, the highest number for a Sunday since mid-May.

Progression of the test positivity rate

The vast majority of these new cases are due to the more contagious Delta variant. Logically, the test positivity rate is increasing: it is 2.3% (over seven days to D-3), against 2% the day before.

20 people died in 24 hours (compared to five Sundays), bringing the total of deaths to 111,521 since the start of the epidemic.

Moderate pressure on the hospital

The pressure on the hospital remains moderate, although the numbers are on the rise. In total, 7,041 people are hospitalized in France due to Covid-19, with 360 new admissions in 24 hours. And the trend is the same in critical care services that treat the most severe cases: they have 902 patients, with 76 new admissions.

“The alarm bells have been sounded. France is back above the alert threshold with an incidence rate of more than 50 per 100,000 inhabitants, an increase of 80% over one week, unheard of since the start of the crisis, ”the door said. – speech of the government Gabriel Attal to Parisian Sunday.

Epidemiologists hope that even if contamination is on the rise, the “fourth wave” of Covid-19 will be less felt in the hospital thanks to the progress of vaccination. According to the Directorate General of Health, the cap of 45% of the total fully vaccinated population was reached on Sunday. In addition, 37,523,594 people received at least one injection (more than 55.7% of the total population).



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