DIRECT. Coronavirus in France: 61,340 new cases, Plan Blanc in Île-de-France – Linternaute.com

COVID. The latest figures for the coronavirus in France, communicated this Wednesday, December 8 by Public Health France, show 61,340 new contaminations. The Ile-de-France Regional Health Agency indicated that, as of Thursday, the white plan was activated in all of its hospitals.

23:54 – According to Olivéran, “there is no shortage” of vaccine doses

END OF THE LIVE – This Wednesday, December 8, during the session of questions to the government, Olivier Véran assured that “there is no shortage” of doses of vaccine and booster. And to clarify: “We sent this week four million additional doses to the city medicine (…) There are doses of Pfizer in the centers and millions of doses circulating.”

23:28 – According to Bruno Mégarbane, hospital admissions will continue to increase for a fortnight

Guest of BFM TV, Bruno Mégarbane, head of the intensive care unit at Lariboisière hospital in Paris, estimates that “for a fortnight, hospital admissions will continue to increase.” And to clarify: “We must expect that the hospital situation will be complicated for another one to two months.”

23:01 – What is the coronavirus situation in Paris?

According to the latest coronavirus figures communicated by Public Health France, in Paris, the number of people hospitalized is 474 patients, with 42 new admitted in the last 24 hours. Currently, 117 patients are in intensive care, with 13 new admissions during the day. The occupancy rate of intensive care beds on December 7, 2021, at the regional level, was 41.8%. The test positivity rate, measured on December 5, 2021, was 5.2% (up) while the incidence rate was 602.9 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (up). 4,875 people have died from the coronavirus since the start of the epidemic in the department, including 4 deaths in the last 24 hours.

22:31 – According to Frédéric Adnet, “the dead are younger and unvaccinated compared to other waves”

Guest of LCI this Wednesday evening, Frédéric Adnet, medical director of the Samu of Seine-Saint-Denis, indicated that within his service “the dead are younger and unvaccinated compared to other waves.” The professor also reported on an observation: “We are starting to see patients who are delayed in vaccination.” And to clarify: “In my department we have not seen patients with the three doses.”

22:19 – Growth in the number of coronavirus cases weakens

According to the latest figures from Public Health France, the growth in the number of coronavirus cases continues to weaken, but “it remains high, according to Guillaume Rozier, founder of CovidTracker.

21:53 – La Lozère is still the French department with the lowest incidence rate

According to the latest coronavirus report in France on Wednesday, December 8, Lozère is still the French department with the lowest incidence rate. Thus, it is 166.5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

9:23 PM – Over 12 million booster doses have been given

This Wednesday, December 8, the Ministry of Solidarity and Health unveiled the latest vaccination figures. To date, 52,181,554 first injections have been performed. In addition, 12,275,903 booster doses were administered.

???? Vaccination campaign against # COVID19 | As of December 8, 2021:
✔ 52,181,554 people received a 1st injection
✔ 12,275,903 people received a booster dose

– Ministry of Solidarity and Health (@Sante_Gouv) December 8, 2021

9:01 p.m. – According to an INSERM study, the youngest would be better protected against Covid-19

A study conducted by INSERM, the National Institute of Health and Medical Research, with the support of the University of Angers and the University Hospital of Angers, explains that the youngest are better protected against Covid-19. According to them, this could be explained by a “stronger local innate immune response at the level of the nasopharyngeal mucosa”, reports LCI.

20:41 – The CNIL authorizes TousAntiCovid to make “health recommendations”

In an opinion delivered this Wednesday, December 8, the CNIL, National Commission for Informatics and Freedoms, authorized the TousAntiCovid application to make “personalized health recommendations”.

20:23 – The Ministry of Labor unveils a new protocol for companies

On its Twitter account, the Ministry of Labor unveiled a new national protocol for companies. It should help ensure “health and safety in the workplace in the face of the Covid-19 epidemic”.

8:10 pm – Ardèche is still the French department with the highest incidence rate

According to the latest assessment of the coronavirus in France on Wednesday, December 8, Ardèche is still the French department with the highest incidence rate. Thus, it is 870.7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

19:59 – The situation is “difficult” but not “catastrophic” for the director of the ARS of Île-de-France

Guest of BFM TV, this Wednesday evening, the director of the regional health agency of Ile-de-France, Amélie Verdier, indicated that “the situation in Ile-de-France hospitals is difficult” but not “catastrophic”. And to clarify: “We are getting organized so that both patients and caregivers can have a good holiday season.”

19:46 – The white plan has been activated in hospitals in Île-de-France

The Ile-de-France Regional Health Agency (ARS) announced this Wednesday evening that it was activating its white plan in all of its hospitals, as of Thursday, December 9. Faced with increasingly strong hospital pressure, this device should make it possible to increase the number of hospital beds in critical care and medicine for patients who have contracted the coronavirus. As a reminder, according to the latest Covid report in Île-de-France, the number of people hospitalized in the region was 2,615 patients on December 8, 2021, with 209 new admitted in the last 24 hours. 501 patients were in intensive care, with 64 new admissions during the day. The occupancy rate of intensive care beds on December 7, 2021, at the regional level, was 41.8%.

19:43 – What is the latest assessment of the coronavirus in France?

The epidemic recovery is accelerating, as evidenced by the latest Covid-19 figures communicated by Public Health France on Wednesday, December 8. 61,340 additional cases were detected within 24 hours. Regarding the hospital situation, it is always more worrying. 46.5% of intensive care beds are occupied. This is 0.5 point more than yesterday.

19:43 – What is the latest assessment of the coronavirus in France?

According to the latest data from Public Health France, communicated Wednesday December, the average over seven days continues to increase and exceed 46,000 new cases, 46,260 exactly, against 42,892 the day before. In the past 24 hours, 129 people have died from Covid-19 in hospital, 35 less than yesterday and 36 more than last Wednesday. In hospitals, the situation continues to worsen. In 24 hours, 1,288 new patients were admitted, 377 less than yesterday and 296 more than last Tuesday. Here is the detailed report:

According to last epidemiological point of Public Health France (SPF), published Thursday, December 2, France is facing a “new strong increase in SARS-CoV-2 on the metropolitan territory and [une] marked increase in new hospitalizations and critical care admissions. “On average, nearly 30,000 cases were diagnosed each day and the incidence rate was 311 positive cases per 100,000 population in many regions – the majority of regions metropolitan areas had a rate above 300.

Follow the evolution of the coronavirus in your town using the map below. Click on a department to display the list of municipalities. Also find all the details on this mapping and the full point by city and by department in our article on the Covid map in France.

Since mid-October 2020, Public Health France has been communicating incidence data (number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants) at the municipal level. The figures are at this stage communicated according to a scale (10, 20, 50, 150, 250, 500, 1000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants). The data are expressed on a rolling week, which means that they are calculated on a day D from the tests carried out between 3 and 9 days previously. To access information relating to the coronavirus in your town, enter its name in the search engine or click on its department in the map below.

As a reminder, the incidence rate corresponds to the number of new cases of Covid-19 over a period of one week, compared to the total population of a territory (country, region, department or municipality). This indicator is generally expressed in number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The screening rate gives the number of people who have tested for the coronavirus out of the total number of inhabitants, during the period. It is also expressed most often on 100,000 inhabitants. Finally, the test positivity rate gives the percentage of positive tests for the coronavirus, compared to the total number of tests carried out over the period.

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