The number of people hospitalized with a diagnosis of Covid-19 increased slightly this Sunday, while contamination continues to decline, according to figures released Sunday evening by health authorities.
More than 33,000 hospitalized patients
33,027 patients are currently in hospital with a Covid diagnosis (including 902 admissions in the past 24 hours) compared to 32,867 on Saturday and 31,536 a week ago, according to Public Health France.
Critical care services had 3,577 patients (including 106 admissions) against 3,606 on Saturday and 3,641 a week ago.
The number of new cases stood at 155,439 against 214,542 the day before. On average over seven days, 242,899 daily cases have been recorded, a sharp drop from the 338,052 recorded a week ago, seeming to confirm that the peak of contamination has passed.
The number of deaths since the start of the epidemic, almost two years ago, stands at 132,506.
Source: 20minutes
