The coronavirus epidemic continues to claim many victims in France. Even if the number of resuscitation patients continues to decrease, according to the assessment established this Saturday by the health authorities, the country now has 13,832 deaths in total, including 630 new deaths in 24 hours in hospitals and medico-social establishments.
In France, 8,943 people have died in the Covid-19 hospital since the start of the epidemic, 345 more than the day before, and 4,889 in nursing homes and other medico-social establishments, i.e. 290 more than Friday, according to figures from the Directorate General of Health.
The number of patients admitted to intensive care decreases
After a peak at 605 dead Monday in hospital (the highest level recorded so far in 24 hours in France), the daily number of deaths in hospital is the lowest for 24 hours since March 29. “A very high epidemic plateau seems to be taking shape (…). We absolutely must continue to remain vigilant, "said Professor Jérôme Salomon, Director General of Health, during his daily press briefing, recalling that" hospital pressure remains strong "with more than 2,000 new hospitalizations in France.
A more positive signal is confirmed: for the third consecutive evening, the number of patients in serious condition admitted to intensive care registered a decrease in 24 hours, with 6,883 patients, or 121 less than the day before, he said. . An important figure to measure the tension on resuscitation services.
However, "hospital pressure remains strong"
"This is another very slight decrease" which "will relieve our caregivers, especially in intensive care," confirmed Professor Salomon, being wary of any excess of optimism. "The time is not for deconfinement" but perhaps "even more for the strict respect of confinement, barrier gestures, gestures of physical and social distancing", he underlined.
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"We have plenty of time to think about the optimal modalities of deconfinement, because today it is not topical because as I told you, the hospital pressure is still significant", he insisted, while President Macron should specify Monday evening the duration of the extension beyond April 15 of this containment established on March 17.
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