According to the latest assessment of the epidemic published Wednesday evening by Public Health France, the number of hospitalizations is down but that of resuscitations is up.
The virus continues to circulate actively in France, with more than 26,000 cases recorded in 24 hours.
According to the latest report published by the authorities, 87,542 deaths have been recorded in total since the start of the coronavirus epidemic in France. 1,622 new patients have been hospitalized in the past 24 hours, and 322 new patients have entered intensive care, bringing the total number of people treated in intensive care units to 3,637, or 51 more than in the last report released on Tuesday evening. The level of hospital pressure is similar to that in early December, at the end of the second wave of the Covid-19 epidemic.