The number of people hospitalized in intensive care over the last seven days for a new coronavirus infection is estimated at 1,338 new patients on Monday January 11 and 8,901 new hospitalizations according to official figures from Public Health France.
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Since the start of the epidemic, France has deplored 47,444 deaths from a Covid-19 infection, including 310 in hospital in 24 hours.
In total, France has recorded 2,786,838 Covid-19 contaminations since the start of the epidemic, including 3,582 in 24 hours.
Data to be taken with precaution: on Monday, the published data are still impacted downwards by the closure of analysis laboratories on weekends.
Raised at 6.5% on Sunday, the positivity rate began to decline slightly and stands at 6.4% today.
In the country, the spread of the Covid-19 variant continues with two new cases detected in Lille while the kickoff of a campaign of massive tests has been launched in Roubaix.
At least 138,351 people, including 45,351 on Monday, received a first dose of vaccine since the start of the campaign in France, according to the VaccinTracker site which carries out a census based on official public data.