The seventh wave is rapidly increasing in the hospital. According to the latest weekly epidemiological update by Public Health France, published on Thursday, if the increase in the incidence rate begins to slow, it remains at a “very high level”, with a “marked increase in hospital admissions”. .
Thus, between July 4 and 10 (week 27), the incidence rate was 1,343, compared to 1,144 the previous week. An increase of 17%, and more than “130,000 new cases on average per day.” The test positivity rate is also on the rise, reaching 33.4%, up from 31.3% at week 26.
Hospital admissions increase 19%
With 8,063 new hospitalizations, hospital admissions increased “strongly” by 19% compared to the previous week, when 6,750 new admissions had been recorded. The same occurs with intensive care services, with 761 admissions, or 22% more in one week, while deaths in health and medico-social facilities increased by 12%, with 389 registered deaths.
An increase that seems to continue: in the first three days of this week, according to an AFP calculation, new admissions grow again by 22% and admissions to critical care by 32%.
slow down pollution
Despite the slowdown observed in contamination, Public Health France warns during this summer vacation period, “propitious for activities that increase the transmission of the virus” and recalls the importance of “barrier gestures”, which remain “more needed than ever to limit the spread of the epidemic and protect vulnerable populations.
A message shared by the Minister of Health, François Braun, this Friday: “It seems that we are in a slowdown of the increase, the peak of the curve is in the process of inflection a bit, but that means that there will be as many cases before as after, it is the beginning of a curve.
Source: BFM TV
