Thousands of students have returned to school this week, raising fears of an epidemic resumption.
But the health figures, which will be scrutinized in the coming weeks, continue to improve for the time being.
After falling below the bar of 11,000 patients in hospital for a Covid infection this week, the decline is confirmed with 10,654 people treated, against 10,816 yesterday and 11,052 a week ago.
On the intensive care side, 2,223 patients were admitted there due to a serious coronavirus infection.
There were 2,259 the day before and also 2,259 last Saturday.
Finally, the health authorities have recorded 85 deaths linked to Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total of deaths in France to 114,863 since the start of the epidemic.
"At the start of the school year, all vaccinated"
As for vaccination, its rate continues to slow down while, since Tuesday, less than 10 million people eligible for vaccination have not received any injection. This weekend marks a new phase in the government's vaccination strategy, while the back-to-school period is accompanied by a mixing of populations. Called "At the start of the school year, all vaccinated", the operation allows all those who wish to receive a dose without having to reserve a slot.
"All the vaccination centers will offer vaccination without appointment this weekend, ephemeral operations will be set up on the territory and it will still be possible to be vaccinated in a large number of shopping centers", indicated the ministry. of Health. In total, nearly 90 million doses have been injected in France. More than two in three French people are fully vaccinated and 85% of eligible people, over the age of 12, have received at least one dose.