More than 2,900 Covid-19 patients were hospitalized in intensive care on Tuesday, occupying half of the beds currently available in France.
The number of confirmed positive cases has increased by more than 33,000 in 24 hours, according to figures published on the government's official website.
More than 2,900 Covid-19 patients were hospitalized in intensive care on Tuesday, occupying half of the beds currently available in France in these services welcoming the most seriously ill patients, according to the latest official figures.
Compared to Monday evening, there are 148 more patients in intensive care (2,909 against 2,761 on Monday).
The current capacity of the resuscitation services - which do not only accommodate Covid patients - is around 5,800 beds, which the public authorities intend to ramp up in the coming days.
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If we also take into account the discharges, 431 Covid-19 patients were admitted to sheaves (or intensive care) in the last 24 hours, according to data published by the French public health agency.
The overall number of hospitalizations for Covid also continues to increase.
Nearly 19,000 Covid-19 patients (18,955) were in hospital on Tuesday, against 17,761 the day before.
Over 33,000 cases in 24 hours
If we remove those who have been released in the meantime, nearly 3,000 (2,988) hospitalizations for Covid have been recorded in the last 24 hours.
In addition, the number of confirmed positive cases has increased by more than 33,000 in 24 hours, according to figures published on the official government website.
On Sunday, France broke a new record with more than 52,000 positive cases confirmed in 24 hours.
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Finally, the number of hospital deaths attributable to the disease rose to 288 for the day of Tuesday, for a total death toll of more than 35,000 since the start of the epidemic.
Faced with the very strong degradation of all indicators of the epidemic, Emmanuel Macron will make a televised address on Wednesday at 8 p.m. to present new measures.
These new restrictions, which could go as far as a national reconfinement, will be decided on Wednesday morning during a Defense Council before the Council of Ministers.