More than a week after the reopening of terraces, shops and certain cultural places, as well as the reduction of the curfew, the coronavirus epidemic is slowing down but remains present in France.
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Since Wednesday, 499 people have been admitted to hospital due to their Covid-19 infection, compared to 671 the day before.
A total of 17,941 patients are still hospitalized.
They were 18,593 on Wednesday, a sign that the number of contaminations is declining on French territory.
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.
685,589 people vaccinated in 24 hours
The number of new hospitalizations has fallen sharply, falling below the symbolic bar of 500 people. On the other hand, the number of deaths linked to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours has increased slightly: in the hospital, 146 people have died in the last 24 hours as a result of the virus, while they were 144 the day before and 199 before. -Eve. In total, since the start of the epidemic, 108,784 people have lost their lives in France due to Covid-19.
In critical care (bringing together intensive care units, intensive care units and monitoring units), the decline that began almost a month ago continues inexorably: 127 new patients have been admitted in the last 24 hours, against 181 the day before. In all, 3,206 people are currently suffering from a serious form of the disease requiring treatment within these specialized services. The lowest level since February 14. There were 3,330 on Wednesday and 3,769 a week ago.
The vaccine campaign continues to gain momentum.
According to the daily report of the Ministry of Health, in the past 24 hours, 685,589 people have received a dose of vaccine against the coronavirus.
In detail, 24,564,418 people have received at least one injection since the start of the campaign, which corresponds to 36.7% of the total population and 46.8% of the major population.
In addition, 10,321,847 people received two injections, the threshold of 10 million French people fully vaccinated having been crossed the day before.
In total, more than 34,900,000 injections had therefore been performed as of May 27, 2021.