Three million deaths, one billion doses of vaccines injected, a record of nearly 900,000 new contaminations in 24 hours: here are the three figures that best summarize the situation in the world this Saturday, April 23, marked in particular by the still exponential growth of the epidemic in the world.
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On the French side, the figures are relatively stable, describing an epidemic plateau, with just under 6,000 patients in critical care, more than 32,000 new infections and 220 new deaths.
5,958 patients in critical care
In total, there were 5,958 people in critical care services (which include resuscitation, intensive care and continuous monitoring) against 5,962 patients the day before.
For ten days, the number of patients in intensive care has been close to 6,000.
A figure below the peak of the first wave in April 2020 (around 7,000) but higher than that of the second wave in the fall (4,900).
In 24 hours, 348 patients were admitted to these services which treat the most serious cases, against 436 patients the day before.
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The total number of hospitalized Covid-19 patients is down slightly, to 30,100 against 30,438 patients identified on Friday.
1368 people have been hospitalized in the last 24 hours compared to 1932.
32,633 cases, 220 deaths
In terms of contamination, 32,633 new cases were listed against 32,340 the day before.
The positivity rate - percentage of people infected among those who are tested - is 10% (over the last seven days, consolidated at D-3).
Regarding deaths, 220 people have died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, for a total of 102,742 since the start of the epidemic (including 76,531 in hospital).
More than 14 million first-time vaccinated
In terms of vaccination, 14,012,202 people received at least one injection of vaccine and 5,498,809 people received both doses, according to the Directorate General of Health (DGS).
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More than 893,000 cases in one day, a world record
This is the number of new cases recorded worldwide on Friday, mainly due to the epidemic outbreak that overwhelms India, a record figure since the start of the pandemic, according to an AFP count this Saturday at 10am GMT from official sources.
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India broke a new daily death toll on Saturday as the government fights to try to provide oxygen to hospitals overwhelmed by hundreds of thousands of new cases.
The total number of deaths officially recorded since the start of the pandemic in this country of 1.3 billion inhabitants stands at nearly 190,000.
One billion doses of vaccines administered
More than a billion doses of anti-Covid vaccines have been administered worldwide, less than five months after the start of the first mass vaccination campaigns in December, according to an AFP count this Saturday at 5.45 p.m. GMT.
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More than half of the total has been administered in three countries (the United States, China and India), but in terms of its population, Israel is the leader in immunization, with almost six Israelis. out of ten already fully vaccinated.
Germany: tightened restrictions
Germany entered a new phase of lockdown on its public life this Saturday including national curfews after the adoption of a controversial law but deemed "
urgent
" by Angela Merkel to break the third wave of the pandemic.
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While many countries, such as Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, have programmed the upcoming easing of restrictions, Europe's largest economy is going against the grain by activating what it calls "
an emergency brake.
"
Planned in the reform of the law on protection against infections.
Germany, however, plans to relax certain health rules currently in force for people considered to be immune to Covid-19.
A case of the Indian variant in Switzerland
A first case of the Indian variant of Covid-19 was detected in Switzerland in a passenger who had "
passed through a European airport
", the health authorities of this country announced on Saturday.
On Thursday, the Belgian authorities had also detected 20 positive cases for this variant in Indian students who arrived in Belgium on April 12.
Johnson and Johnson in Belgium and France
Belgium announced this Saturday the deployment for adults of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after the conclusions of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) considering that it benefited from a favorable benefit / risk ratio despite a "
very rare
"
risk
of blood clots.
French people over 55 can now also receive this vaccine.
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More than three million deaths in total
The pandemic of the new coronavirus has killed at least 3,088,103 people around the world, according to a report established by AFP from official sources on Friday in the middle of the day.
The United States is the country with the highest death toll with 571,199 deaths, followed by Brazil (386,416), Mexico (214,504), India (189,544) and the United Kingdom (127,385).
These figures are globally underestimated.
They are based on daily reports from national health authorities, without including reassessments based on statistical bases.