With 59,760 positive cases for the Omicron variant recorded in 24 hours, the average of the last seven days, which smooths out statistical bumps, has dropped to 66,695 daily contaminations.
It exceeded 130,000 in early April.
At the hospital, the number of patients with Covid-19 fell slightly, to 24,130, according to data from Public Health France, against 24,430 on Wednesday and 25,179 a week ago.
The slow decrease continues in particular in critical care services, which had 1,629 Covid patients, against 1,658 on Wednesday and 1,677 seven days ago.
The epidemic has still caused the death of 116 people in 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths in France to 145,711 in more than two years.
Coronavirus: the situation in France Simon MALFATTO AFP
On the vaccination side, almost no change: 54.3 million people have received at least one dose (80.6% of the total population) and 53.4 million are fully vaccinated (79.2%), according to ministry figures. of Health.
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