In the night, the coronavirus carried away the ex-minister Patrick Devedjian, the first great French political figure killed by the Covid-19. Like him, many elected officials, former municipal candidates or simply public figures are affected, because of the large number of contacts they had before confinement. And the epidemic continues to grow in France.
This Sunday evening, the official report of the Directorate General of Health (DGS) reports 292 new deaths in hospitals in the last 24 hours, or 2,606 deaths to date in France.
4,632 people in intensive care
In addition, 4,632 serious cases require very heavy intensive care. Or 359 more people in 24 hours. Among all people in intensive care, 34% of patients are under 60 years of age.
A total of 19,354 people are currently hospitalized, all states combined. Or + 10% of entrants.
The day before, the Director General of Health, Jérôme Salomon, detailed the meaning and the method of calculation of these daily data because "many of our fellow citizens are wondering about these figures", had conceded the Prime Minister when he was engaged in a long "transparency operation".
The latter indeed held a press conference on Saturday with the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran: "The fight is just beginning: the first 15 days of April will be difficult, even more difficult than those which have just passed ", Introduced in a serious tone the head of government, before explaining" what we know and what we do not know ".
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