"Viral circulation is sharply increasing in France", warns the Directorate General of Health, in its daily report on the situation of the coronavirus epidemic. "With a number of daily cases greater than 1,000, we have returned to levels comparable to those at the end of the period of confinement," regrets the DGS. Who continues: "We have thus erased a good part of the progress that we had made in the first weeks of deconfinement."
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Since the start of the epidemic, 30,192 people have died in France (+10 in 24 hours). 410 patients remain hospitalized in intensive care (-26). The virus is circulating throughout the national territory, as shown by the number of "clusters" identified: 581 in total (+11), of which 366 are closed.
"The French are less likely to isolate themselves when they test positive for the virus"
To believe the "feedback" from the health authorities, "the French are less likely to isolate themselves when they test positive for the virus". "It is more than ever necessary to find a collective discipline: teleworking, the reduction of unnecessary exposure and especially the test in the slightest doubt, automatic isolation in the event of symptoms or contact with a carrier of the virus or a sick person are essential to limit the epidemic recovery, "insists the Directorate General of Health.
Four regions (Ile-de-France, Grand-Est, Hauts-de-France and Guyana) account for 69% of patients hospitalized in intensive care. In Overseas Territories, there are 190 hospitalizations, including 37 in intensive care.