On the eve of a speech by the Prime Minister during which new announcements are expected to fight against the Covid-19 epidemic, the health authorities have identified 23,852 new contaminations in 24 hours.
About 20,000 new cases have been recorded every day for several weeks, far from the 5,000 hoped for in mid-December by the government.
The establishment of a curfew from 6 p.m. in ten departments since the beginning of January has allowed "less circulation" of the virus, nevertheless assured, earlier in the day, the spokesperson of the government, Gabriel Attal.
“The growth dynamic of the virus is slower there than in other areas.
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Public Health France also recorded 232 deaths linked to the coronavirus this Wednesday.
The day before, 362 people dead from Covid-19 had been identified in 24 hours, a higher since the 380 counted on January 4, the highest figure in 2021. The total of deaths due to the epidemic stands at 69 031 this Wednesday, taking into account the deaths in nursing homes.
208 new intensive care admissions
Hospitals welcome 24,735 patients with the new coronavirus (against 24,703 on Tuesday), including 1,588 people who arrived in 24 hours.
The intensive care unit, which takes care of the most serious cases, recorded 208 new admissions over 24 hours, for a total of patients which stood at 2701, against 2,678 on Tuesday.
This figure is up for the fourth consecutive day.