The coronavirus epidemic is spreading in France.
10,008 new cases have been detected in the past 24 hours, Public Health France announced on Tuesday, September 22 in its daily press release.
The day before, 5,298 cases had been detected.
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68 people have died from Covid-19 in France in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 31,416 victims.
The number of patients entering intensive care has increased further, with 651 new patients hospitalized in the last 7 days, or 13 more in 24 hours.
1,031 “
clusters
”, or sources of contagion, are still active in the territory, including 61 new ones that have been detected in the last 24 hours.
The test positivity rate now stands at 6.1%.
In total, 90 departments in metropolitan France and overseas are classified in a situation of "
moderate or high
"
vulnerability
.
Activation of the white plan in Lyon, Montpellier and Île-de-France
The Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL) launched the white plan on Tuesday, due to the increase in the number of patients hospitalized because of Covid-19.
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The white plan will be applied in the 13 HCL establishments located in the Lyon area.
Several exceptional measures will thus be put in place, such as the installation of crisis units in each hospital group, the opening of dedicated units for Covid patients, and the extension of reception capacities in intensive care.
The possibility of postponing or deprogramming certain non-urgent interventions is also on the program, as well as the recourse to external reinforcements (interim, students, retirees).
The white plan has also been activated in hospitals in Île-de-France, in Montpellier and in establishments in Saint-Etienne.
