Hospital pressure due to Covid-19 continues to decline in France, with ever fewer patients in intensive care units, according to data from Public Health France published on Friday.
The intensive care units, which treat the most serious cases, received 2,571 patients, against 2,677 Thursday, and 2,754 Wednesday.
This crucial indicator fell below the 3,000 mark on Sunday, and has more than halved since its peak in late April, at the height of the third wave of the epidemic.
91 new intensive care admissions in 24 hours
The number of new admissions to these services stood at 91 in 24 hours (94 Thursday).
In total, 14,801 Covid patients occupied the beds of French hospitals, against 15,283 the day before and 17,272 a week ago, specifies the health agency.
Some 408 patients were admitted there in one day (458 Thursday).
The disease has killed 81 people in the past 24 hours (71 Thursday), bringing the total death toll to nearly 110,000 since the start of the epidemic in March 2020.
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