Faced with a fourth wave in a Delta variant context, the number of hospitalized patients continues to increase. Here is the daily update on the epidemic in France, with figures from the French Public Health and the Ministry of Health.
This Sunday, August 15, 21,172 new cases of Covid-19 were identified in 24 hours, according to figures from the French Public Health, a total of 6,471,035 confirmed cases since the beginning of the epidemic.
The positivity rate, which measures the number of positive cases compared to the number of people tested, is 3.7%.
The number of Covid patients at the hospital is now 9,768 patients (including 399 new admissions), up from 9,648 on Saturday and 9,546 on Friday.
Hospitalizations in intensive care departments, which treat the most serious cases, also continue to rise, with 1,852 patients (1,837 on Saturday, 1,831 on Friday), of which 73 in 24 hours.
44 people have succumbed to Covid-19 in hospitals in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of victims of this epidemic in France to 112,702 deaths, including 86,161 in the hospital.
As of Friday, August 13, 46,109,683 people had received at least one injection, or almost 68.4% of the total population, and 38,800,712 people had a complete vaccination schedule, or almost 57.5% of the total population. 68.2% of the adult population is fully vaccinated.
