Covid: the number of cases explodes, the pressure in the hospital is increasing – BFMTV.COM

France hit hard by the Delta variant and the Omicron variant. 179,807 new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in the past 24 hours in France. The record of daily contaminations since the start of the epidemic has therefore just been pulverized, even if these data could include cases spotted before December 25 and postponed due to the closure of the laboratories.

But this record confirms a trend, on average, over the last 7 days: 87,000 cases are detected daily in our territory. And it is in Paris that the virus circulates most actively, there are 1,900 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The capital also holds a spine-chilling record. The incidence rate of 20-29 year olds exceeds 3,400 cases per 100,000 inhabitants: translation, 1 Parisian aged 20-29 out of 30 has Covid-19.

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“It takes another ten days to see what will happen in the hospital”

“This figure two contaminations hides two waves. The fifth wave linked to the Delta variant which persists and moreover almost all patients in intensive care are infected by the Delta variant. To this, we must add the wave of the Omicron variant, the famous sixth wave that doubles the new cases every two to three days. It takes another ten days to see what will happen in the hospital. All the unknown is there. these numerous contaminations will result in more serious forms? “, wondered Tuesday on BFMTV Bruno Mégarbane, head of the intensive care unit at Lariboisière hospital in Paris.

This epidemic pressure is felt in hospitals. 2,100 new hospitalizations over the last 24 hours. These Covid-19 patients now occupy more than half of the intensive care beds in 11 of the 13 French regions, with the exceptions of Brittany and Normandy. Mortality is also on the rise. There were 242 deaths on Tuesday, a level more reached since the 3rd wave last May.

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