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more deaths in Ardèche than in Drôme

It is in Ardèche that the Covid-19 claimed the most victims: 96 people died in hospital, 129 in nursing homes according to data from Santé Publique France and ARS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. In Drôme, according to the latest figures available, 127 deaths were recorded in hospitals, 65 in nursing homes.

The Ardèche department is therefore more affected. This excess mortality is confirmed by INSEE which, this Friday, publishes a study on the number of additional deaths in 2020 compared to 2019. Over the period from March 1 to May 4, the excess mortality is + 27.9% in Ardèche (174 additional deaths) and + 13.8% in Drôme (120 more deaths). The two departments are the most affected in the region with the Rhône, Loire and Haute-Savoie.

6 resuscitation places occupied out of 35 in Ardèche

The decline of the epidemic is clear. If the virus is still circulating, hospitals have emptied. In Drôme, there are only 72 people hospitalized because of Covid-19 when there were 260 on April 6. There are only 5 people left in intensive care, compared to 19 a week ago. In Ardèche, there are still 112 hospitalizations linked to the coronavirus. But there are only six people left in intensive care in Ardèche, two times less than last week and while the department has 35 places in intensive care.

In the Ehpad, the screening campaign seems to be bearing fruit. Positive people can be isolated and taken care of. According to the latest reports from the establishments, there have been no more deaths in the Drôme in the past ten days. The epidemic also seems to be stabilizing in Ardèche establishments. The most affected by the epidemic are unsurprisingly the over 70s, mostly men and who also have hypertension or diabetes. The good news: the majority of hospital patients have recovered. To date, 757 patients have returned home after hospitalization in the Covid unit in Drôme-Ardèche.

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