In the grip of a fourth epidemic wave, France is experiencing a further continuous increase in the number of patients hospitalized due to Covid-19. Daily update on the epidemic in France, with figures from Public Health France and the Ministry of Health.
CONTAMINATIONS
This Thursday, August 26, 18,249 new cases of Covid-19 were identified in 24 hours, according to figures from Public Health France, a total of 6,711,268 cases confirmed since the start of the epidemic. The positivity rate, which measures the number of positive cases compared to the number of people tested, is 3%.
HOSPITALIZATIONS
The critical care services, which treat the most serious forms of the disease, welcome 2,270 people, 9 more than the day before.
DEATHS
95 people have succumbed to Covid-19 in hospitals in the past 24 hours, bringing the total toll of this epidemic in France to 114,083 deaths.
THE VACCINATION