After a very slight decline on Wednesday, the number of Covid patients in intensive care resumed its upward trajectory, with 5,109 people on Thursday.
Olivier Véran estimated that the epidemic peak of contaminations could be reached "within 7 to 10 days", and two weeks later for the peak of patients in intensive care.
The number of Covid-19 patients in intensive care increased again on Thursday, exceeding 5,100, according to daily figures from Public Health France, while the Minister of Health expects a peak in sheave by the end of April.
After a very slight decline on Wednesday, the number of Covid patients in intensive care resumed its upward trajectory, with 5,109 people on Thursday, including 480 new entries in 24 hours in these services which treat the most serious cases.
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On Monday, the peak of the second wave of the epidemic (a little more than 4,900 patients in mid-November) had been exceeded, still far from that of the first wave (a little more than 7,000 patients at the beginning of April 2020).
Olivier Véran estimated Thursday on France Inter that the epidemic peak of contaminations could be reached "within 7 to 10 days", and two weeks later for the peak of patients in intensive care.
50,659 cases detected in 24 hours
The number of people hospitalized for Covid is also up, to 28,581, the highest of this third wave, with 2,025 new hospitalizations in 24 hours.
50,659 new positive cases were also detected on Thursday.
According to health authorities, 8,806,108 people received at least one injection of a vaccine against Covid-19 and 2,956,205 people received 2 doses.