The coronavirus epidemic has killed 17,167 people in France since the start of the pandemic, announced the director general of health on Wednesday during his daily press briefing.
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The number of hospitalizations down
74,030 people have had to be hospitalized since the start of the epidemic. 31,779 are still hospitalized for coronavirus, 2,415 more than the day before. This represents, for the first time, a drop in the number of hospitalizations.
“The balance has dropped for the first time. There have been many discharges. We therefore have 513 fewer hospital admissions compared to the previous day,” said Jérôme Salomon.
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6,467 people in intensive care
If 263 people have been admitted in the last 24 hours, the number of patients in intensive care falls for the seventh consecutive day, according to the Directorate General of Health. This Wednesday there are 6,467 patients in these services. Among them, a third are under 60 and 99 are under 30.
In the past 24 hours, 284 patients have also been admitted to intensive care, a figure up from Tuesday.
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17,167 dead since the start of the pandemic
Since March 1, at least 17,167 people have died from Covid-19 contamination, including 6,524 in nursing homes and other medico-social establishments, specifies Jérôme Salomon during his daily press briefing linked to the pandemic. Figures up sharply over the past 24 hours, but linked to a “catching up” in the data feedback, he said.
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