On the third day of deconfinement in France, the general direction of health drew up the last assessment of the epidemic in France.
Since the start of the epidemic, 27,074 have lost their lives in France after contracting the virus, says the Directorate General of Health, which recalls 17,101 people who died in hospital and 9,973 died in medical establishments. -social, including Ehpad. These figures question, however, while the number of patients who died in nursing homes rose to 9,988 on Tuesday. Contacted by Le Parisien, the Directorate General of Health confirms an error in the figures communicated this Wednesday evening, linked to a "catch-up" in recent days carried out by Santé publique France.
2,428 patients in intensive care
On the resuscitation front, the DGS announces 69 new patients admitted to these specialized services in the last 24 hours. The patient balance, which takes discharges into account, remains negative, in line with the trend observed in recent weeks, with 114 patients less in the past 24 hours. 2,428 patients remain in care - still according to the DGS - in the intensive care units.
However, these resuscitations represent only a minority of patients in the hospital. 21,071 patients are still hospitalized for covid-19 contamination. 543 new admissions have been recorded in the past 24 hours. Since the beginning of March, French hospitals have received 97,424 patients and 58,673 of them have been able to return to their homes.
The epidemic of the new coronavirus has killed more than 160,000 people in Europe, including almost three quarters in the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain and France, according to the compilation of daily reports from health authorities. Europe is thus the continent most affected in number of victims.