Resuscitation services, where the number of patients with Covid-19 rose again at the end of November, continue to fill up, according to figures released on Saturday by Public Health France. These critical care services, where the most serious cases are treated, had 2,933 patients, compared to 2,901 the day before. There were 190 admissions in 24 hours.
More generally, 15,370 patients are hospitalized. This is 40 less than the day before, but the trend has been a clear increase over the past month, a period during which this figure has almost doubled (+ 97%). Public Health France reports 58,536 new cases in 48 hours, confirming the exceeding of 50,000 daily cases on average over a week. The number of deaths since the start of the epidemic has reached 121,418.
Government pushes for vaccination
With the onset of the cold at the end of autumn, the epidemic resumed even before the Omicron variant spread in France, much more contagious than the Delta variant, still in the majority by far.
The government intends to encourage further vaccination, by presenting a bill in January to replace the health pass by a vaccination pass, and by offering the vaccine as soon as possible to 5-11 year olds, who transmit the disease even if they are usually have mild symptoms of Covid-19.
“One way to achieve the vaccination obligation”
“The vaccination pass is one way of achieving the vaccination obligation. And I think it is more effective than putting a fine, ”said Health Minister Olivier Véran on Saturday, in a video published by the digital video media Brut.
According to figures from the Directorate General of Health on Saturday, 52,495,095 people have received at least one injection (i.e. 77.9% of the population), and 51,434,728 people have a complete vaccination schedule (i.e. 76.3% of the population). % Population).