The Covid-19 epidemic continues to spread in France, where 25,403 new cases were detected on Thursday, February 25, bringing the toll to 3,686,813 positive people since the appearance of the virus in France in January 2020. 261 people died in hospital.
In total, 85,582 patients died from the coronavirus, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Health on Thursday, February 25.
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25,317 people are currently hospitalized, including 3,430 in intensive care.
1454 new patients have been admitted to hospital in the past 24 hours, and 301 to intensive care units.
The curve of patients in intensive care.
Ministry of Health
In a press conference that took place this Thursday evening, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced that he was considering new restrictions from March 6 in 20 departments under "
enhanced surveillance
", namely Paris, Yvelines, Essonne, Val- d'Oise, Val-de-Marne, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis, Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Oise, Somme, Bouches-du-Rhône, Var, Alpes-Maritimes, Rhône, Drôme, Moselle, Meurthe-et-Moselle and Eure-et-Loir.
Any constraints will be announced next week, after consultations.
