The coronavirus epidemic has definitely resumed in France, where 4,771 new cases have been detected in the past 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health (DGS) announced on Thursday August 20 in its daily press release. The day before, 3,776 cases had been detected. 18,638 cases were detected in one week.
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12 people have died from Covid in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 30,480 victims. 149 new hospital admissions were recorded, for a total of 4,748 patients currently hospitalized. Among them, 28 new serious patients were admitted to intensive care, bringing the number of patients in these units to 380. The “ Île-de-France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Hauts-de-France and Guyana regions group together 71% of patients in intensive care, ”specifies the DGS.
410 " clusters», Or outbreaks of contagion, are still active in the territory, including 35 new ones that have been detected in the last 24 hours. Between August 11 and August 17, 64,170 tests were carried out in the territory, with a positivity rate of 3.3% - a figure that has been rising sharply for several days. Since the start of the epidemic, 109,743 people have been hospitalized and 84,642 have returned home.
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PCR tests 100% supported
In these times of epidemics, it is more than ever advisable to respect the “ 3M ” (stay one meter away, wash your hands and put on a mask) in order to avoid any risk of contamination. And as the summer season slowly approaches its end, the Directorate General of Health encourages anyone to be tested on their return from vacation. PCR tests are also " achievable without a medical prescription and with 100% social security coverage ", specifies the DGS.
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As a reminder, wearing a mask will be compulsory in companies from September 1. Several cities, Toulouse and Nice the most recent, have already imposed this protection outside, which has become the spearhead of the fight against the coronavirus.
Globally, the bar of 22.4 million infected since the appearance of the virus has been crossed, for a total of at least 788,803 deaths.
