According to the latest report from Public Health France, the number of patients in hospital and in intensive care continues to drop.
The closely supervised resuscitations are now below the 5,000 patient mark.
The number of Covid-19 patients identified in intensive care services continues to decline, falling below the 4,900 mark, according to figures from Public Health France published on Monday.
In total, there were 4,870 people in critical care services (which include resuscitation, intensive care and continuous monitoring) against 4,971 patients the day before.
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In 24 hours, 265 new patients with severe forms of Covid were admitted to intensive care units, compared to 124 the day before.
This indicator, monitored very closely by the health authorities, is slowly moving away from the bar of 6,000 patients exceeded on April 26, and from the peak of the first wave of spring 2020 (about 7,000 patients).
The total number of hospitalized Covid-19 patients is down slightly to 25,666 against 25,797 on Sunday. 1,125 people have been hospitalized in the past 24 hours against 527 the day before. In 24 hours, 293 people were killed by the disease, against 116 the day before.