Covid-19: the pressure on critical care services still moderate

The pressure on critical care services welcoming Covid-19 patients remained moderate on Friday, according to figures from health authorities, while the country has recorded an outbreak of contamination for the past two weeks.

The intensive care units welcomed 69 new patients with the most serious forms of the disease over 24 hours, against 59 the day before and 64 on Wednesday, according to figures from Public Health France.

In total, 872 patients are treated in these services, against 868 the day before or 902 last Monday.

But the decline recorded since the peak of the third wave, with almost 6,000 patients at the end of April, has stalled for about two weeks.

Nearly 7,000 patients hospitalized because of Covid-19

The same scenario presents itself unsurprisingly for hospitalizations due to Covid-19, which include resuscitation figures.

Hospitals admitted 330 new patients over 24 hours, up from 292 the day before, for a total of 6,802 inpatients.

The regular decline recorded since the peak at the end of April, with more than 31,000 hospitalizations, has also marked time for the past two weeks.

Health authorities fear that the pressure on hospital services will increase in the short term, given the increase in cases of contamination recorded since the beginning of July.