In a hospital in Grasse, January 22, 2021. – Frederic DIDES / SIPA
The number of patients with Covid-19 in intensive care continued to increase, this Wednesday, with 384 new entries, or 4,651 people against 4,634 the day before, according to
figures from Public Health France.
This figure has been rising steadily from the low recorded on January 7, with 2,573 patients, following the second wave of the fall. He is also progressing towards the latter’s record, which was 4,903 on November 16.
More than 26,000 positive people
People aged 60 to 79 represent the majority of these patients. Ile-de-France concentrates a large part, with 1,382 people.
The total number of people hospitalized in France with a positive Covid-19 diagnosis stands at 26,876, with 2,130 new admissions since Tuesday. 248 people have died in the past 24 hours in hospital.