The number of hospitalized Covid-19 patients rose above the 7,000 mark on Monday, including nearly 1,000 in critical care, according to figures from Public Health France which testify to the resumption of the epidemic.
With 607 new hospitalizations in 24 hours, 7,079 patients are now treated for Covid in hospitals, against 6,843 on Sunday.
The number of new hospitalizations has almost doubled compared to last Monday (360).
At the same time, critical care services received 135 new patients in 24 hours, compared to 16 on Sunday.
This number of new 24-hour intensive care admissions had not been so high since the beginning of June.
In total, 952 people are hospitalized in these services which treat the most serious cases, against 886 Sunday and 902 a week ago.
40 million first-time vaccinated
While France is facing an outbreak of contaminations due to the Delta variant, the pressure on the hospital has so far remained contained.
The new contamination figures were not yet available on Monday.
On the vaccination side, Emmanuel Macron announced Monday that the milestone of 40 million first-time vaccinated had just been crossed.
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