While the 5th wave of Covid-19 and the Delta variant hit the country hard, Public Health France counted a total of 11,340 patients hospitalized this Saturday due to an infection linked to the coronavirus.
In hospitals, 11,103 patients were registered on Friday, and 9,271 last Saturday.
694 patients have been hospitalized due to an infection linked to Covid-19 in the past 24 hours.
They were 1153 seven days ago.
Of the 11,340 hospitalized patients, 2,037 patients are treated in critical care.
The symbolic bar of more than 2,000 patients had been crossed the day before, with 2,058 patients in these services.
On November 27, they were 1617.
49 patients with Covid-19 have died in the past 24 hours in hospital.
