The Covid-19 epidemic continues to worsen in France.
The Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, announced on Tuesday, November 30 that around 47,000 new cases have been detected in the last 24 hours.
The exact figure will be unveiled in the evening by Public Health France.
"The situation is worsening on the front of the epidemic"
, insisted the minister in the National Assembly.
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"continues to mark an increase in the spread of the virus on the national territory, with an average number of contaminations per day which exceeds 30,000 and which could be, if we continue this dynamic, of more than 60% per week, higher. at the peak of the 3rd wave by the end of the week, ”
he added.
The epidemic is also progressing in the hospital where 10,249 are currently hospitalized, against 9,860 the day before.
The 10,000 patient mark had not been crossed since last September.
1,187 people were admitted to hospital on Tuesday.
1,824 patients are treated in critical care services, including 271 in the past 24 hours.
Public Health France also counts 114 deaths in 24 hours.
A first positive case for the Omicron variant was also detected in France, on the island of Reunion.
The Minister of Health, however, warned the French, stressing that it could quickly increase:
"Other cases could be identified in the coming hours, I will obviously keep the French informed,"
promised Olivier Véran.
