More than 5,000 new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in France in the past 24 hours, according to data provided on Wednesday by Public Health France.
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5,429 cases in 24 hours
In total, 5,429 new positive diagnoses were identified against 3,304 Tuesday, said the public body. This is the highest number since testing has been carried out on a large scale. The threshold of 4,000 has been crossed several times in recent days. Prime Minister Jean Castex on Wednesday called on the French "to be responsible" in the face of the resurgence of the epidemic, while sketching the outlines of the economic recovery plan which will be presented next week.
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Hospitalizations, resuscitations and undiscounted deaths
"I never believed that the State could do everything, it has its share of responsibility (...) but everyone must feel concerned by the fight against the epidemic", said Jean Castex in particular. on France Inter.
Public Health was not able to specify the number of people hospitalized, the number of people in intensive care and the number of deaths due to "a computer failure". Tuesday there were 4,600 people hospitalized for a Covid-19 infection including 410 in intensive care, figures still very far from the peak of the epidemic. At the same date, there were 30,544 deaths in France as a result of this disease.
In 24 hours, 27 new foci of grouped cases (clusters) were detected, also indicated Public Health France which notes that eleven departments including Bouches-du-Rhône, Paris and the departments of the inner suburbs are classified in level of vulnerability. Student.