The indicators continue to deteriorate in France where 2,288 people have been diagnosed positive for the new coronavirus in 24 hours, an unprecedented increase since May, according to the daily report of the Directorate General of Health (DGS) published on Friday .
In all, more than 9,330 new cases were recorded in one week (including 1,604 Thursday and 1,695 Wednesday), while the threshold of 1,000 contaminations per day had been crossed again at the end of July.
ud83d uddde Press release | Point position #Coronavirus from Friday August 7, 2020
• 30,324 people died in France
• 82,836 people returned home
• 5,011 people are hospitalized
• 383 patients #COVID19 severe in intensive care– Ministry of Solidarity and Health (@MinSoliSante) August 7, 2020
“The indicators are deteriorating, confirming a more active circulation of the virus throughout the territory, in particular among young adults”, underlined the General Directorate of Health, calling for “to strengthen vigilance”.
In addition, since Thursday, 21 new clusters have appeared bringing their total number to 787, including 288 active and 499 closed.
12 additional deaths since Thursday
On the other hand, the number of Covid-19 patients in intensive care has dropped slightly to 383 patients, or seven less than the day before, while this balance of patients in intensive care has fluctuated between increase and decrease in recent days, thus breaking with the continuous decline observed since April.
France now has 30,324 deaths, 12 more than Thursday, including 19,818 in hospitals and 10,506 in social and medico-social establishments. This last figure, which dates from Tuesday, will be updated on August 11.
On Tuesday, the Scientific Council, which guides the government in the fight against Covid-19, warned that France was not immune from an uncontrolled resumption of the epidemic, and urged the French to respect the measures barriers. Wearing a mask, compulsory in closed public spaces since July 20 in France, extends outside in more and more cities in the country.
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