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Coronavirus: 2,669 new cases, intensive care admissions increase again

2020-08-13T17:33:58.886Z


331 “clusters”, or sources of contagion, are still active in the territory, including 30 new ones detected in the last 24 hours. More than 12,301 cases were detected in one week.


The coronavirus continues to strike France, where 2,669 new cases have been detected in the past 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health (DGS) announced on Thursday, August 13 in its daily press release. More than 12,301 cases were detected in one week.

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17 people have died from Covid in the past 24 hours. 201 new hospital admissions were recorded, for a total of 4,864 patients currently hospitalized. Among them, 25 new serious patients were admitted to intensive care, bringing the number of patients in these units to 374. The “ Île-de-France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Hauts-de-France and Guyana regions group together 69% of patients in intensive care, ”specifies the DGS.

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331 “ clusters ”, or sources of contagion, are still active in the territory, including 30 new ones that have been detected in the last 24 hours. Between August 4 and 10, 608,641 tests were carried out in the territory, with a positivity rate of 2.3% - a figure that has been rising steadily for several days. Since the start of the epidemic, 108,796 people have been hospitalized and 83,663 have returned home.

One in two clusters ” located in the workplace

Collectively, 49% of the registered clusters are located in a professional environment, 28% come from public or private gatherings and in particular in extended family environment ”, specifies the DGS, which deplores “ indicators continuing to deteriorate. "

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In order to reduce the risk of infections, the DGS recommends avoiding overly large friendly and family gatherings, and especially to respect the “ 3M ”: “ Meter, Hands, Masks ”, synonymous with barrier gestures. " At the slightest symptom, even slight, if I have been exposed to a risk or that I return from a country where the virus is actively circulating (...) requests (z) a virological test ", indicates the institution. The DGS also advises to isolate yourself at the first signs.

Globally, the bar of 20.6 million infected since the appearance of the virus has been crossed, for a total of at least 750,490 deaths.

Source: lefigaro

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