The tension is felt in the hospital environment.
Public Health France counted this Wednesday a total of 13,044 patients treated because of an infection linked to the coronavirus.
The health watch institute recorded 12,714 hospital patients on Tuesday, and 10,558 last Wednesday.
Of this total, 2,426 patients are treated in critical care.
The symbolic bar of more than 2,000 patients was crossed last Friday, with 2,058 patients in these services.
2,351 serious cases were hospitalized Tuesday, and 1,886 last Wednesday.
White plans to plan
129 new deaths linked to Covid-19 have been recorded at the hospital since the report Tuesday of Public Health France.
Since the start of the pandemic, at least 120,000 people have died from it.
In recent days, the rebound of the epidemic has pushed the city of Lyon, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Grand Est regions to trigger a White Plan in their hospitals, in order to reserve several resuscitation beds for Covid patients. -19.
Others will be expected in the coming days, warned Olivier Véran, the Minister of Health.
Earlier this week, the government announced several measures to try to contain the epidemic, such as strengthening the health protocol at school, and closing nightclubs, from next Friday.
The executive also announced several measures to speed up anti-Covid-19 vaccination, especially among the most fragile people.