18,254 positive cases for Covid-19 were recorded on Thursday, December 17, according to official figures announced by the government, against 17,615 on Wednesday.
An increase that worries Jérôme Salomon who explained at a press conference that
“in France, after a sharp drop in the number of cases, an increasing trend has been observed for a few days.
The end of year holiday season is under risk ”.
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The number of serious cases admitted to intensive care rose to 2808, or 150 in 24 hours.
A figure between the 2,500 and 3,000 expected for the curfew.
The Covid-19 has claimed 258 victims since the day before in hospital, bringing the total number to 59,619 deaths since the start of the epidemic.
France recorded 25,182 hospitalizations this Thursday, including 1,362 since yesterday.
The positivity rate (proportion of positive tests compared to the total number of tests) fell to 6.1% against 6.2% on Wednesday.
The President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, has tested positive for Covid-19.
His wife, Brigitte Macron, has tested negative.
The Prime Minister has let it be known that he is placing himself "in solitary confinement" just like the president for a period of seven days.
