More than 500 new cases and seven clusters were identified on Monday, July 27. 5,655 patients are still hospitalized in France.
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The circulation of Covid-19 remains supported in France as the figures show in several regions, like Brittany. More than 500 new cases have been recorded in the past 24 hours.
Monday, July 27, 2020, the Ministry of Health communicated the latest figures, recalling its strategy to avoid a second wave: “Screen early and quickly, find all contact persons as quickly as possible and isolate carriers and symptomatic people.” “
Public Health France indicates that more than 4 million virological tests have been carried out since the start of the epidemic. “We are screening twice as many people as 6 weeks ago with nearly 500,000 tests performed per week. “
The numbers to remember this Monday
- 17 people died from Covid-19 in France during the last 72 hours.
- France recorded more than 2,500 new cases of contamination since Friday, including 514 in the last 24 hours. In total, 183,079 people have been infected since the start of the epidemic.
- Since the start of the epidemic in France, 30,209 deaths are to be deplored, including 19,693 in hospitals and 10,516 in social and medico-social establishments (ESMS). Note that the number of deaths in nursing homes will be updated on Tuesday July 28.
- Nowadays, 5,655 patients are still hospitalized. Among them, 398 are in serious condition and are currently in intensive care. In Overseas Territories, there are 203 hospitalizations, including 37 in intensive care.
- Since the start of the epidemic, 106,861 people were hospitalized and 81,082 people returned home.
- 7 new clusters were detected within 24 hours, for a total number of epidemic outbreaks amounting to 610 in France since May 9. 387 of them have been closed.
- The Covid-19 already has infected 16.3 million people around the world, spreading to 188 countries. The current toll shows 649,662 dead against 9.4 million healings. Europe remains particularly affected with 2.8 million cases and 202,404 deaths.
Today’s news
Covid-19: the government advises companies to allow ten weeks of stock of masks
Faced with the explosion in the number of cases recently and the prospect of a second wave, the state calls on employers to build up a “preventive” stock of masks.
Covid-19: faced with a sharp increase in the number of cases, Belgium tightens its health measures
The number of people allowed to attend public events will now be limited to 100 indoors and 200 outdoors, the Belgian government has announced.
The United States has launched the final phase for the development of a potential vaccine
30,000 people will soon be tested with a prototype vaccine developed by the United States.
A close adviser to Donald Trump tested positive for Covid-19
Donald Trump’s national security adviser Robert O’Brien is said to have only “mild” symptoms. He has since isolated himself and the White House has assured that there was “no risk of exposure of the president or the vice-president”.
UK tightens the screw for foreign travelers
Faced with the increase in the number of cases on the continent, the United Kingdom has warned that it will not hesitate to put in place measures of fourteen for nationals of countries whose risk of increased contamination it considers. France would not be spared.
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