"The peak of the wave is further and further behind us," said government spokesman Gabriel Attal on Wednesday, leaving the Council of Ministers The situation is improving in hospitals for the care of infected patients by Covid-19.
26,881 patients positive for Covid-19 are hospitalized this Wednesday in France, according to figures from Public Health France.
They were 27,566 the day before and 30,578 seven days ago.
1,592 admissions are to be noted in the last 24 hours at the hospital, against 1,975 a week ago.
About a third of Covid-19 positive patients admitted to hospital each day are for another reason.
In critical care departments (intensive care, continuous monitoring and resuscitation), 2,753 Covid-19 positive patients are currently hospitalized compared to 2,842 on Monday and 3,126 last Wednesday.
This is 12% less than seven days ago.
At this rate, the threshold for lifting the vaccination pass (1,500) would be reached at the end of March.
2,753 patients diagnosed with #Covid are currently hospitalized in critical care, down 12% from a week ago.
If this rate of decline remained constant, the threshold for lifting the vaccination pass (1,500) would be reached at the end of March.
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177 new admissions to critical care wards have been recorded in the past 24 hours, compared to 207 seven days ago.
In addition, Public Health France deplores 213 new deaths of positive patients in hospital in the past 24 hours.
At least 137,489 people have lost their lives due to the pandemic.
In 24 hours, 66,833 positive cases were identified, against 98,735 last Wednesday.
The average over the past week is 70,278 cases per day (-35% in one week).
The incidence rate and the positivity rate continue to decline markedly but remain at levels above all previous peaks.