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In France, 49 people have died from the new coronavirus in the past 24 hours.
A total of 114,905 people have lost their lives in the country since the start of the epidemic.
In France, the very slow decline continues and the number of patients hospitalized daily due to Covid is decreasing.
With 10,644 people cared for in the last 24 hours, compared to 10,654 the day before.
The Director General of Health, Jérôme Salomon, indicated that we are "at a turning point in this 4th wave after the start of the school year".
He advances a 20% drop in new cases in one week.
This weekend was marked by new mobilizations against the health pass in Paris and in several cities in France.
These events brought together more than 140,000 people in France, including more than 18,000 in Paris.
The Covid-19 pandemic has killed more than 4.56 million people worldwide since the end of December 2019.
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6:45 am.
The decline in the number of hospitalized patients continues.
The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalized and those in critical care has fallen again, according to the latest figures published by Public Health France.
The number of hospitalized patients, which had fallen below the 11,000 mark on Thursday, has again fallen slightly in the past 24 hours, to 10,644 against 10,654 the day before.
6:40 am.
20% decrease in new cases within a week
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"We have a 4th wave which is developing favorably, with a drop in new cases of 20% over one week," said the director general of health, Jérôme Salomon.
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6:35 am.
49 new deaths in France in the last 24 hours.
A total of 114,905 people have lost their lives in the country since the start of the epidemic.
6.30 a.m.
Vaccination: we are approaching 50 million people vaccinated.
Since the start of the vaccination campaign in France, 49,101,185 people have received at least one injection (i.e. 72.8% of the total population) and 45,400,422 people now have a complete vaccination schedule (i.e. 67.3% of the total population).
6:20 am.
The anti-health pass demonstrations brought together 141,655 participants, including 18,425 in Paris, according to the Ministry of the Interior.
It is a little less than last week, when there were 160,000 demonstrators.
In all, 215 demonstrations were recorded.
And some overflows too.
21 people were arrested, including three in Paris, following tensions at the Forum des Halles.
6:10 am.
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