A Covid-19 detection test in Paris on August 6. - Michel Euler / AP / SIPA

A "clear deterioration" of indicators. More than 2,500 confirmed cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in 24 hours, an unprecedented increase since May, according to the daily report of the Directorate General of Health (DGS) published on Wednesday.

In one week, out of a total of more than 600,000 tests, 11,633 people were diagnosed positive for the new coronavirus, including 2,524 in the last 24 hours.

đź—ž Press release | Update #Coronavirus of Wednesday August 12, 2020
• 30,371 people have died in France
• 83,472 people have returned home
• 4,891 people are hospitalized
• 379 # COVID19 patients in intensive care

- Ministry of Solidarity and Health (@MinSoliSante) August 12, 2020

The positivity rate is now 2.2%, also up (1.6% during the week of July 27 to August 2). "This confirms the increase in viral circulation in the territory," commented the DGS.

"The indicators for monitoring the epidemic on the national territory show a clear deterioration in the last few days", she added, in particular that several departments have an incidence "close to the alert threshold set at 50 cases for 100,000 inhabitants per week ”.

"Avoid an epidemic resumption"

"It is essential during this holiday period, at any place and at any time, that individually and collectively we continue our efforts to avoid an epidemic resumption", insisted the press release.

In addition, 18 new outbreaks of clustered cases ("clusters") were identified within 24 hours, bringing the total to 896, of which 578 were closed.

Fewer patients in intensive care

The number of Covid-19 patients in intensive care, roughly stable since the end of July, has fallen to 379, 12 less than on Tuesday.

Ile-de-France, Auvergne-RhĂ´ne-Alpes, Hauts-de-France and Guyana account for 69% of these patients in intensive care.

France now has 30,371 people who have died of Covid-19 since the start of the epidemic (i.e. 17 more than Tuesday), including 19,866 in hospitals and 10,505 in social and medico-social establishments, in particular nursing homes (figure dated Tuesday).

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