The number of people hospitalized with a diagnosis of Covid-19 increased further on Monday April 11, rising above the 24,000 mark for the first time since the beginning of March, according to figures published by health authorities.
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With 2,099 new admissions, hospitals now welcome 24,205 Covid patients, compared to 22,835 a week earlier and 20,532 on March 26.
The trend is also still on the rise in critical care services, with 171 new admissions and a total of 1,589 patients treated in "
réa
".
They were 1,562 on Sunday, and 1,523 a week ago.
On the contamination side, the daily average over seven days, which smooths out statistical jolts, stood at 135,338 on Monday, against 130,014 the day before.
It was 138,067 cases a week earlier.
“ Sustained
”
circulation of the virus
Since the start of the epidemic, more than two years ago, 143,466 people have been killed by the virus in France.
The SARS-Cov2 virus is still circulating in a “
sustained
” way despite the shift in the curve of counted contaminations, Public Health France observed on Friday, unable to affirm “
to date
” that the peak of the epidemic rebound has passed.
The Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, announced Thursday that the second booster dose of the vaccine against Covid-19, hitherto reserved for people aged 80 and over, would be open to people aged 60 and over whose last injection dates back more than six months.
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