The evolution of the epidemic during the weekend, in the Yonne as in the whole of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, is in line with the findings drawn up by the Regional Health Agency (ARS) in its Weekly bulletin of April 16, namely: ‘The persistence of a progression of the virus despite the strengthening of protective measures in force for two weeks. “This constancy is verified in the main indicators of the epidemic.
According to figures published by Public Health France this Sunday, April 18, 249 patients with the coronavirus are currently hospitalized in the Yonne (including 16 in intensive care). 86% of intensive care beds in Yonne are currently occupied by a Covid patient. During the weekend, 10 admissions were recorded while 5 discharges were authorized (for a total of 1,842 patients considered cured since the start of the epidemic).
Covid-19: Incidence and positivity rate on the rise in Yonne and in the region
Three new victims in Yonne
Blocked at 500 for three days, the number of hospital deaths started to rise again this Sunday (+3), bringing the number of victims attributed to Covid-19 to 503 (242 in nursing homes). As for the vaccination campaign, 18.68% of the inhabitants of the department received a first dose of vaccine (a total of 65,618 injections).
According to data updated this Sunday by the health authorities, the incidence rate in Yonne stands at 298 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants (against 353 on average in France).
533 people vaccinated this Saturday, April 17 at the Vaccinodrome in Avallon
Slight increase in hospitalizations in the regions
In Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 14 people with the coronavirus have lost their lives in hospital over the past 48 hours, bringing the total number of deaths attributed to Covid-19 to 4,364 since the start of the epidemic.
This Sunday, April 18, 1,358 Covid patients are treated in a regional health facility (108 new entries over the weekend), including 190 in intensive care. At the same time, the health authorities report 64 returns home (16,931 since March 1, 2020). In terms of the vaccination campaign, 566,160 first doses were injected throughout the country (+5,900 in a weekend).
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