This is the first time since mid-December that the number of people hospitalized for Covid-19 in intensive care units has crossed the 2,800 patient mark.
In total, 25,584 people positive for the coronavirus are hospitalized in France.
The number of people with Covid-19 hospitalized in intensive care units on Monday crossed the 2,800 people mark, for the first time since mid-December, marking an increase in the pressure on the hospital system, according to figures from Public Health France.
37 more patients admitted in 24 hours
2,803 people are in critical care services that welcome patients with the most severe forms of Covid-19, 37 more than the day before, and with 254 new admissions in 24 hours.
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After having fallen sharply since the peak in mid-November, to 4,880 people in intensive care, this figure had stabilized around 2,600 patients since the end of December, but has been rising steadily for a week.
In total, 25,584 people positive for the coronavirus are hospitalized in France - or 349 more than on Sunday - including 1,666 new hospitalizations.
The stable positivity rate
The toll, which passed the 70,000 dead mark on Saturday since the start of the epidemic, continued to increase with 404 new hospital deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 70,686 deaths linked to Covid -19.
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However, only 3,736 new contaminations have been recorded since the day before, against more than 16,000 cases on Sunday, the figures for the start of the week still marking a low because fewer tests are carried out on weekends.
The positivity rate, which measures the percentage of people positive for the Sars-CoV-2 virus among those tested, remained stable at 6.6%.
The number of infections has been on a high plateau of around 15,000 per day in recent weeks, while the vaccination campaign has only just begun.
According to the latest figures provided on Monday by the Ministry of Health, 479,873 people have been vaccinated in France since the start of the campaign on December 27.