This Friday, the assessment of the coronavirus of the Directorate General of Health (DGS) reports 30,152 deaths in France, or 14 more in the last 24 hours. In detail, 19,611 people have died in hospitals since the start of the pandemic. The figures in social and medico-social establishments will be updated by public health France on Tuesday, July 21.
6,688 hospitalizations
The decline in the number of patients with severe form in intensive care continues slightly, with 477 patients, four fewer since Thursday.
A total of 6,688 people are currently hospitalized for Covid-19 infection, a figure that continues to drop despite 119 new admissions recorded in 24 hours. Note that four regions (Île-de-France, Grand-Est, Hauts-de-France and Guyana) account for 71% of patients hospitalized in intensive care.
DGS says virus continues to circulate
Furthermore, the DGS indicates that the virus continues to circulate on the territory, "as shown by the number of new 'clusters'". 16 have been identified since Thursday.