Caregivers at the Nice hospital.
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AFP
More than 3,600 patients with Covid-19 are placed in intensive care this Wednesday evening.
This is the highest figure since the end of November, according to the latest data from Public Health France.
With 3,637 people treated in these services, reserved for the most serious cases, including 322 received during the last 24 hours, against 3,586 the day before, the level of occupation is similar to that of early December, at the end of the second epidemic wave. of the coronavirus.
A figure far from the peaks of the two waves
This level is the highest since November 30 (3,739) but remains far from the peak of the second wave of autumn (4,900) and above all, of the 1st wave in spring (7,000).
The total number of people hospitalized with Covid-19 reached 25,111 with 1,622 new hospitalizations, a very slight decrease compared to Tuesday (25,263).
Also in 24 hours, 326 people died from Covid-19 in hospital.
Monday was marked by the highest figure in seven days (379).
Faced with the progression of the more contagious variants of the coronavirus, the government has established localized containments on weekends on the entire coast of the Alpes-Maritimes and for the urban community of Dunkirk.
It has also placed 20 departments, which cover in particular Paris, Lyon and Marseille, under increased surveillance and must decide on new health restrictions, such as local confinements.
The Prime Minister will address the French on Thursday.
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