28 additional deaths have been counted in France in the last 24 hours, said in a statement the Directorate General of Health (DGS), in charge of monitoring the epidemic of Covid-19.
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The situation is deteriorating slightly in Normandy, where the rate of reproduction of the virus (R), which corresponds to the number of people that a positive case will contaminate, has notably exceeded the vigilance threshold set at 1. " It is now 1 , 14 ", can we read. “ This increase is explained by the detection of grouped cases or clusters in the south of the Rouen agglomeration, under management. This situation therefore reflects a real viral circulation. "
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10,125 people are hospitalized for a COVID-19 infection and 136 new admissions were registered in 24 hours. 752 patients with a severe form of COVID-19 are hospitalized in intensive care. 15 new serious cases were admitted to intensive care. " The balance remains negative in intensive care, with 20 patients of COVID-19 less than yesterday, " we can read in the press release.
Tense situation in Mayotte and Guyana
The virus is actively circulating in Mayotte and Guyana. " In Guyana, the epidemic situation requires evacuation operations and human and technical reinforcements during the programming to anticipate any capacity overload and relieve the local health teams ", ensures the DGS.
29,603 people have died in France since the start of the epidemic, including 19,146 people in hospitals.
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