While positive Covid-19 cases have fallen by 44% in one week, the fifth hospital wave is marking time.
Widely dominant, the Omicron variant causes milder forms of the disease, resulting in shorter hospital stays and a lower risk of resuscitation.
This Monday, French hospitals welcome 31,532 patients positive for the coronavirus, it is a little less than Sunday (31,621).
Seven days ago, Public Health France counted 33,447. Critical care services treat some 3,296 patients, against 3,305 the day before and 3,577 last Monday.
But deaths appear to have peaked.
As of Sunday, they were down -3% over one week.
388 people died in the last 24 hours in hospital, they were 417 last Monday.
Monday's numbers are generally higher than other days, due to weekend catch-up.
Since the start of the pandemic, 135,189 coronavirus-positive people have died.
Significant drop in incidence rate
In 24 hours, Public Health France identified 26,475 positive cases, against 46,001 last Monday and 82,657 on the Monday before (few tests carried out on Sunday).
The average over the past week is 132,990 cases per day.
• 26,475 positive cases were identified in 24 hours, compared to 46,001 last Monday and 82,657 on the Monday before (few tests carried out on Sunday).
• The average over the past week is 132,990 cases per day, down 44% over one week.
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In one week, the incidence rate (ie the number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants over one week) fell by 43.6%.
For the first time since December, it is below the 1500 threshold. Such a sharp drop in percentage has almost never occurred in the past.
The positivity rate has also been falling sharply for the past ten days.
