Nearly 8,000 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded in France on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. -

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Nearly 8,000 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded in France in 24 hours, according to official data released this Tuesday evening.

In detail, 7,852 cases were confirmed between Monday and Tuesday, against 6,158 Monday evening, more than 7,000 Sunday and more than 10,000 Saturday, according to Public Health France.

In addition, 2,713 patients were hospitalized over the last seven days, and 479 were admitted to intensive care where the most serious cases are treated.

For these two indicators, however, the increase seems to have accelerated on Monday and Tuesday: these two days alone represent more than 40% of hospitalizations over the last seven days (545 Monday then 642 Tuesday) and nearly half of admissions in sheave (104 Monday then 117 Tuesday).

Far from the levels reached during the peak of the epidemic

Taking into account the people who have at the same time left intensive care, 752 patients are currently in these services, including 246 in Ile-de-France and 138 in the Paca region.

However, we are far from the levels reached during the peak of the epidemic, with 7,000 sick people in early April.

In addition, the positivity rate (proportion of the number of positive people compared to the total number of people tested) is stable at 5.4%, and 37 people died in hospital in 24 hours, against 34 the day before, specifies the health agency.

Sixty-eight new sources of contamination were detected, against 39 Monday evening and 66 Sunday evening.

Since the start of the epidemic in France, 30,999 people have died from Covid-19.

In total, 82 departments in metropolitan France and overseas are classified in a situation of "moderate or high" vulnerability, a figure on the rise.

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