One week after the new phase of deconfinement, which allowed the reopening of terraces, shops and certain cultural places, as well as the reduction of the curfew, the coronavirus epidemic is nonetheless still present in the region. Hexagon.
Since Tuesday, 671 people have been admitted to hospital due to their Covid-19 infection, while a total of 18,593 patients are still hospitalized.
They were 19,430 on Tuesday, a sign of an improvement in the level of contamination in the country.
This figure, which had exceeded 31,000 cases at the height of the third wave in mid-April, fell back below 20,000 on Saturday for the first time since October 27.
3,330 patients in critical care
In hospital, 144 people have died in the past 24 hours, compared to 199 the day before.
Thus, since the start of the epidemic, 108,638 people have lost their lives in France due to Covid-19.
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In critical care (bringing together intensive care units, intensive care units and monitoring units), the slow decline that began almost a month ago continues: 671 new patients have been admitted in the last 24 hours, against 796 the day before. In all, 3,330 people are currently suffering from a serious form of the disease requiring treatment within these specialized services. There were 3,447 on Tuesday and 3,862 a week ago.
