The occupancy rate of beds in intensive care units by patients with Covid-19 in hospitals in Ile-de-France exceeded 40% on Tuesday, October 6, said the Regional Health Agency (ARS).
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This rate stands at 40.1%, after reaching 37% on Monday.
This represents 449 people admitted to intensive care units, out of 2,393 Covid-19 patients hospitalized in the eight departments of Ile-de-France, the most populous region in France (12 million inhabitants).
Hospital indicators are important for monitoring the evolution of the epidemic, since the main issue is to prevent hospitals, particularly intensive care units, from being overwhelmed by a massive influx of patients.
Monday, when the announcement of new health restrictions in Paris, including the closure of bars, the director general of ARS Ile-de-France, Aurélien Rousseau, announced that the occupancy rate in sheaves should reach 50 % "
In the next 15 days
".
He added that some establishments had started to "
deprogram surgical activities
".
Paris and the three departments of the inner suburbs (Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne) were placed in the maximum alert zone on Monday, like the metropolis of Aix-Marseille and Guadeloupe ten days ago, which is the last stage before the state of health emergency.