Illustration: A patient with Covid-19 hospitalized in intensive care at Louis Mourier hospital in Colombes, November 9, 2020. -
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Nearly 300 Covid-19 patients have died in the past 24 hours, but the number of patients in intensive care continues to decline for the fifth consecutive day, according to official statistics published on Saturday.
Data from the French public health agency (SpF) show 276 deaths in the space of 24 hours in hospitals, against 386 the day before, bringing the number of deaths linked to the coronavirus to 48,518 since the start of the disease. epidemic in France.
The noose slowly loosens on the hospital
While the peak of the second wave has undoubtedly been crossed, according to the health agency which called on the French to remain vigilant on Friday, the noose is slowly loosening on the hospital.
The intensive care unit was occupied by 4,493 Covid patients on Saturday, including 220 new admissions.
A figure that continues to decline for the fifth consecutive day.
The day before, these services had 4,566 Covid patients, including 264 new admissions.
In total, 31,365 people carrying the virus were hospitalized this Saturday (regardless of the severity of their condition), against 31,875 the day before.
In the same vein, the test positivity rate (proportion of the number of positive people compared to the total number of people tested) continues to drop: 14.8% this Saturday against 15% the day before.
Note also the best in terms of the number of new cases.
This Saturday, this figure stood at 17,881, against nearly 23,000 the day before.
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