Widely dominant, the Omicron variant causes less severe forms of Covid-19, which results in shorter hospital stays and a lower risk of going to intensive care.
This Sunday, French hospitals 31,621 patients positive for the coronavirus (including 697 who arrived in 24 hours), a slight increase compared to Saturday (31,522) and last week (33,027).
The critical care services which treat the most serious cases, in particular in intensive care, have some 3,305 patients on Sunday, against 3,324 the day before and 3,577 last Sunday, or 272 patients less.
It should be remembered that the hospitalization rate with a Covid-19 diagnosis remained much lower in vaccinated people (especially with a booster dose) than in those who were not vaccinated.
This fifth hospital wave has reached its peak.
The rate of hospitalization with #Covid19 diagnosis remained much lower in vaccinated people (especially with a booster dose) than in those who were not vaccinated.
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— Nicolas Berrod (@nicolasberrod) February 13, 2022
But deaths remain at a high level, mainly among unvaccinated and immunocompromised people: 107 people have died in the past 24 hours compared to 129 last Sunday.
On Saturday, the incidence rate (number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants) fell by 40% over one week.
Such a sharp drop has hardly ever happened since the start of the pandemic, almost two years ago.
