After a drop that gave hope for a calm summer, the number of Covid-19 cases in France is rising, undoubtedly because of the Delta variant, which is more transmissible, and rose back above 4,000 on Wednesday, for the first time in nearly 'a month.

According to figures released by the French public health agency on Wednesday, 4,081 cases were confirmed in 24 hours, against 2,457 the previous Wednesday.

You have to go back to June 10 to find a higher total.

Over the last seven days, we end up with a daily average of more than 2,700 cases, while it was 1,850 over the seven days preceding Wednesday, June 30.

Drop in hospital blood pressure

Faced with this increase, the government intends to take new measures next week to prevent a "rapid fourth wave" linked to the Delta variant from preventing the hoped-for exit from the crisis, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said. after the council of ministers. The virus "is gaining ground again" because of the Delta variant which is "formidable and extremely fast", and now represents "more than 40% of contaminations" in France, warned Gabriel Attal.

In contrast, the numbers at the hospital continue to decline.

The number of patients with Covid-19 in critical care services fell below the 1,000 mark on Wednesday, for the first time since September.

Public Health France counts 997 of these serious cases in hospital, against 1,032 the day before and more than 2,500 a month earlier.

You have to go back to September 23, 2020 to find such a low number.

52.1% of the vaccinated population

In total, 7,539 people are hospitalized due to Covid-19, a number that has been declining for two months.

In 24 hours, 140 Covid patients entered hospital and 30 were admitted to critical care.

In this context, the government is counting more than ever on vaccination to try to stem the rise in cases.

According to the Ministry of Health, 35.1 million people have received at least one injection (or 52.1% of the total population) and 25.8 million are fully vaccinated (or 38.3% of the total population).

Public Health France has also reported 28 people died of Covid-19 in hospital in the last 24 hours.

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