After a peak in mortality reached on November 7, the number of deaths gradually decreases in France, but more slowly than at the end of the "
first wave
", said Friday, December 11 Insee in its weekly update on mortality during the Covid-19 epidemic.
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In the second half of November, the average number of deaths per day in France - all causes combined - was still 17% higher than the figures recorded last year at the same time, underlines the statistical institute.
During the previous fortnight - the one when the peak was reached - there were still 32% more deaths compared to 2019. “
If the increase in deaths was less marked during this second wave, it is also accompanied by 'a slower decline
,' observes INSEE.
The excess mortality recorded during the second wave (from early October to late November) "
is gradually approaching
" that observed in the spring (from early March to late April), with 23,000 more deaths in the fall, against 27,000 in the spring.
But the most recent data are still provisional and could be revised upwards in the coming weeks, warns the statistical institute.
Over the period from September 1 to November 30, the overall excess mortality is + 16% compared to the same period last year, with regional disparities: this figure reaches + 40% in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, + 22% in Provence-Côte-d'Azur, but +4 and + 5%, respectively in Pays de la Loire and Brittany.
In total, 56,940 people have died from Covid-19 in France since the start of the epidemic (including 39,527 in hospital), according to the latest official figures released Thursday by Public Health France.