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 Wednesday, August 25, 23,706 new cases of Covid-19 were identified in 24 hours, according to figures from Public Health France, a total of 6,673,336 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 number of Covid patients in hospital is now 6,044 patients (including 943 new admissions). Hospitalizations in critical care services, which take care of the most serious cases, remain high, with 2,239 patients, including 883 new admissions in 24 hours.
DEATHS
93 people have succumbed to Covid-19 in hospitals in the past 24 hours, bringing the total toll of this epidemic in France to 113,881 deaths, including 87,265 in hospital.
THE VACCINATION
To date, 47,687,115 people had received at least one dose of vaccine, or 70.7% of the total population, and 41,296,381 people had a complete vaccination schedule, or 61.2% of the total population.