The total number of hospitalized patients reached 31,091 against 31,532 on Monday and 33,352 people last Tuesday.
The number of new admissions (2,454) is on the other hand up compared to the previous day (2,215) but down compared to that of Tuesday of the previous week (3,060).
The critical care services, which receive the most serious cases, had 3,235 Covid patients on Tuesday (including 291 admissions), against 3,296 the day before (311 admissions) and 3,555 the previous Tuesday.
A figure that also continues to decline slowly.
On Tuesday, 142,253 people tested positive in the past 24 hours, according to data published by Public Health France.
This brings the average over the past seven days to 119,702 daily cases, compared to 211,716 the previous Tuesday.
This calculation helps to smooth out the deviations observed from one day to the next, often artificially created by data collection problems.
Deaths are down over 24 hours: 304 people died in hospital with a Covid diagnosis according to figures released Tuesday evening, against 388 on Monday.
Covid-19: situation in AFP hospitals
Nearly 54.2 million people have now received at least one injection (80.3% of the total population) and 53 million are fully vaccinated (78.7% of the population).
38 million people received a booster dose.
From Tuesday, to keep a valid vaccination pass, the booster dose of vaccines against Covid-19 must be carried out no later than four months after the end of the initial vaccination schedule, except for those who have contracted the disease since then.
According to new estimates released Tuesday by the Ministry of Health, "less than 4 million people are likely to lose their health pass" for lack of a reminder or infection.
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