The coronavirus epidemic continues in France, after killing 30,238 people, according to the latest report from the Directorate General of Health published on Wednesday evening. The DGS notes "an overall increase in the weekly incidence rate", ie the number of cases observed over 7 days per 100,000 inhabitants.
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247 active clusters
The increase in the number of infections is particularly marked in young adults. If they are less likely than their elders to develop a severe form of Covid-19, "young people can help spread the virus if they do not respect the barrier measures and infect their relatives, parents, grandparents and fragile people, for whom the consequences can be serious ", warns the DGS. 247 sources of contamination are currently active in the territory.
These figures, however, have nothing to do with those of the peak of the epidemic, in April. Currently, 5,450 people are hospitalized because of Covid-19, and 380 patients are in intensive care, or 5 less than Tuesday. Since the start of the epidemic, 107,110 people have been hospitalized.