Covid-19: 60% of the French population has a complete vaccination schedule – The HuffPost

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COVID-19 – The vaccination campaign against Covid-19 in France reached an important level this Thursday, August 19, according to data published by the health authorities.

60.1% of the French population now have a pattern vaccine full, which represents 40,508,406 people.

In addition, 47,127,195 people received at least one injection, or 69.9% of the total population.

A little over three weeks ago, July 25, 50% of the French population had received two injections, and 60% at least one injection.

In addition, the number of Covid-19 patients hospitalized in critical care services is still above 2,000 patients this Thursday evening.

With 186 people placed in intensive care in the past 24 hours, critical care services are welcoming 2,049 patients this Thursday (2,054 Wednesday).

This indicator, closely scrutinized by health authorities, had fallen below the threshold of 1,000 patients on July 7.

23,973 new cases detected in 24 hours

The number of hospitalizations also continues to increase with 10,392 patients with Covid (10,336 Wednesday), including 976 in 24 hours.

Between Wednesday and Thursday, 127 Covid patients died in French hospitals (112 listed on Wednesday) bringing the total toll to 113,182 deaths since the start of the epidemic.

The health authorities also report 23,973 new cases of Covid detected in 24 hours.

For nearly a month, the curve of hospitalizations linked to Covid has continued to rise. Two weeks before the start of the school year, the strong contagiousness of Delta variant urged scientists on Thursday to call for more effective actions to prevent an outbreak of the virus in schools, even if vaccination for children under 12 is currently excluded.

In Guadeloupe and Martinique, the epidemic is on the rise. The Dumont d’Urville ship of the French Navy arrived overnight from Wednesday to Thursday in Martinique with more than 100 tonnes of medical oxygen.

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