COVID. Thursday January 6, 2022, Jean Castex announced that “we are ready” for a 4th dose of vaccine, while a new daily contamination record was announced on Wednesday with 332,252 new cases of coronavirus in France. In hospitals, caregivers are exhausted in the face of incessant entry.
- “As soon as our health authorities have said yes in such conditions, and I can clearly see that of the most fragile French people, we will go”. Jean Castex announced on BFMTV / RMC, Thursday January 6, 2022, that “we are ready” for the injection of a 4th dose of vaccine.
- 332,252 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded on Wednesday January 5, 2022 in France, Public Health France announced. A new record since the start of the epidemic. Gabriel Attal referred to a “supersonic rise”, adding that it should “continue for several days, even several weeks”. Beyond the number in absolute value, it should be noted that the screening positivity rate is over 15%, which has not happened since the end of October. The detailed report is to be found on this page, updated daily, devoted to the Covid figures in France.
- On the night of Wednesday to Thursday, the National Assembly adopted on first reading of the bill aiming to introduce the vaccine pass in France, after lively debates, marked in particular by requests for explanations on Emmanuel’s remarks. Macron who said he wanted to “piss off the unvaccinated”.
- At the hospital, more than 500 new beds are occupied in traditional hospitalization for cases of coronavirus, bringing the total to 20,688, including nearly 3,700 in intensive care. A doctor from Toulouse deplores a “endless day” in her intensive care unit.
- On Wednesday, the state of health emergency was triggered in Guadeloupe, Guyana, Mayotte, Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélémy, overseas territories where “under the effect of the Omicron variant, the circulation of the Covid- 19 is experiencing a considerable increase “, indicates a decree presented today to the Council of Ministers.
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08:52 – “We are ready for the 4th dose” announces Castex
France seems to be heading straight for the injection of a 4th dose of vaccine. On BFMTV / RMC, Jean Castex announced Thursday January 5, 2022 that “as soon as our health authorities have said yes in such conditions, and I can clearly see that of the most fragile French people taking shape, we will go. We are ready”.
08:46 – 5% of hospitalized patients presented a false health pass
During the examination of the bill on the vaccine pass at the National Assembly, Olivier Véran announced to the hemicycle that “5% of hospitalized patients” had a fake health pass and were not vaccinated. “The false pass kills, it is reality”, launched the Minister of Health.
08:37 – “The feeling of a never-ending day” in the hospital
The epidemic wave that is sweeping, it is not only figures announced by Public Health France. In hospitals, caregivers share their fatigue. In a Toulouse hospital, Benjamine Sarton, a general-purpose intensive care doctor, told BFM TV that “it feels like a never-ending day” for two years. “We can’t wait for it to stop.” Here, 29 people are in intensive care, none were vaccinated. “The youngest is 34, the oldest is 74. They have the same risk factors, namely diabetes, overweight, high blood pressure, and some have underlying conditions but some do not. of risk factors “, specifies Dr Béatrice Riu, head of the multi-purpose intensive care unit.
08:24 – The vaccination pass adopted at the National Assembly on first reading
After three days of debates, to say the least agitated and disturbed, in particular following the words of Emmanuel Macron who wants to “piss off the unvaccinated”, the bill for the establishment of the vaccine pass was adopted at first reading in the ‘National Assembly on the night of Wednesday to Thursday. 214 deputies voted in favor, while 93 opposed and 27 abstained. The text must now be studied by the Senate next week, before its promulgation. Originally scheduled for January 15, it should be postponed.
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According to the latest data from Public Health France, communicated on Wednesday, January 5, the seven-day average continues to increase and is now approaching 200,000 new cases. In the past 24 hours, 246 people have died from Covid-19 in hospital. The incidence rate has once again increased in the past 24 hours and is now 1,752.53 new contaminations per 100,000 inhabitants, or 48.77 points more than the day before. Here is the detailed report:
- 10,921,757 cases confirmed by PCR (nursing home included), i.e. 332,252 more
- 124,809 deaths in total (nursing homes included), i.e. 246 more
- 97,670 deaths in hospital, i.e. 246 more
- 27,139 deaths in nursing homes (not updated)
- 20,688 people currently hospitalized, i.e. 502 more
- 3,695 people currently in intensive care, i.e. 30 more
- 2,483 new admissions to hospital (-398) and 396 to intensive care (-64)
- 467,508 people discharged from hospital, i.e. 1,688 more
- Test positivity rate: 17.05%, i.e. 0.25 point more
- Incidence rate: 1,752.53 cases / 100,000, i.e. 48.77 point more
According to last epidemiological point of Public Health France (SPF), published Thursday, December 30, “the strong acceleration of the circulation of SARS-CoV-2 with a significant progression of the Omicron variant now in the majority”. On average, the incidence rate was 833 positive cases per 100,000 population in many areas – the incidence rate therefore exceeded those of the peaks of wave 2, 3 and 4.
- In metropolitan France, the incidence rate increases in week 51 and goes to 833 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants (vs 554 in W50, or + 13%). The test positivity rate was increasing (8.7%, vs 6.8% in W50).
- The number of hospitalizations remains stable. The indicators by date of admission showed 7,621 new hospitalizations in W51 and 1,719 new admissions to critical care services.
- The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is now the majority in France, identified at 62.4% of tests by sequencing, while it represented only 15% in week 50.
- Vaccination against Covid-19 is still progressing: As of December 28, 2021, vaccination coverage from anti-Covid vaccine was estimated at 78.7% of the population for at least one dose. Among those aged 65 and over, 87.9% had received a booster dose.
Follow the evolution of the coronavirus in your town using the map below. Click on a department to display the list of municipalities. Also find all the details on this mapping and the full point by city and by department in our article on the Covid map in France.
Since mid-October 2020, Public Health France has been communicating incidence data (number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants) at the municipal level. The figures are at this stage communicated according to a scale (10, 20, 50, 150, 250, 500, 1000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants). The data are expressed on a rolling week, which means that they are calculated on a day D from the tests carried out between 3 and 9 days previously. To access information relating to the coronavirus in your town, enter its name in the search engine or click on its department in the map below.
As a reminder, the incidence rate corresponds to the number of new cases of Covid-19 over a period of one week, compared to the total population of a territory (country, region, department or municipality). This indicator is generally expressed in number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The screening rate gives the number of people who have tested for the coronavirus out of the total number of inhabitants, during the period. It is also expressed most often on 100,000 inhabitants. Finally, the test positivity rate gives the percentage of positive tests for the coronavirus, compared to the total number of tests carried out over the period.