This Saturday, the latest coronavirus report in France reports 32,198 dead, or 49 more since the last score.

Over the past 24 hours, there have been 16,972 new cases of Covid-19 in France. 

Nearly 17,000 positive cases of Covid-19 have been detected in 24 hours in France, a record since the use of large-scale tests, according to official figures released on Saturday.

The exact number of contaminations in 24 hours is 16,972, according to data from the French public health agency.

To find a comparable number, we have to go back to September 24, with just over 16,000 cases.

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Coronavirus: follow the evolution of the situation Saturday, October 3 

The test positivity rate is close to 8%

The test positivity rate (proportion of positive people out of all those tested) continues to increase steadily and is approaching the 8% mark (7.9%), compared to around 4.5% a year ago. month.

In addition, 32,198 people have died from Covid-19 since the start of the health crisis in February-March, or 49 new deaths in 24 hours.

Throughout France, 1,289 Covid patients are currently hospitalized in intensive care, that is to say in serious condition, or 13 more than the day before.

The national sheave bed capacity is around 5,000.

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More than 4,000 new hospitalizations over the last 7 days

In total, 6,740 people are currently hospitalized for Covid-19.

Over the last 7 days, 4,087 new hospitalizations were recorded (including 849 in shifts).

Finally, 1,294 sources of contamination ("clusters") are being investigated, including 255 in nursing homes.

Faced with the resurgence of the epidemic, Paris and several metropolises are likely to experience the same fate as Marseille and to switch from Monday to the maximum alert zone, synonymous with radical restrictions, even if the government granted them a reprieve on Thursday.