If the coronavirus epidemic continues to slow down in France, its human toll continues to increase.
458 people have died from Covid-19 since yesterday, bringing the toll to 50,237 victims including those who died in nursing homes and medico-social establishments.
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9,155 new cases have been detected in the past 24 hours, announced Santé Publique France and the Ministry of Health on Tuesday, November 24.
On Monday, due to the closure of the laboratories over the weekend, 4,452 people had tested positive.
In total, 12,174 new hospitalizations were recorded over the last 7 days, including 1,833 in intensive care.
The positivity rate continues to decrease: it reached 13.1% on Monday.
3,724 “
clusters
”, or epidemiological outbreaks, are being investigated, including 1,589 in nursing homes.
100 departments are in a situation of high vulnerability.
President Emmanuel Macron will speak this Tuesday evening at 8 p.m.
He should announce a probable reduction in containment, while extending it for a few weeks.