24,703 coronavirus patients are currently in hospital in France, which represents an increase of 1,289 new admissions in 24 hours.
362 people have died from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours in hospital in France, reports Santé Publique France in its latest report communicated this Tuesday evening.
The number of hospitalizations tends to increase in the territory compared to the day before. 24,703 patients are currently in hospital in France due to a Covid-19 infection, i.e. 1,660 new admissions in 24 hours. The day before, 1,289 people were admitted to hospital within 24 hours.
According to the public health agency, 2,678 patients are currently in intensive care, which represents 258 patients admitted in 24 hours. On Monday, the number of new patients admitted to intensive care in 24 hours was 208.
Towards a national curfew from 6 p.m.?
About ten days after the end of the year-end holidays, the figures linked to the Covid-19 epidemic are particularly scrutinized by the health authorities. A health defense council is to be held Wednesday, on the eve of a new government press conference. A national curfew from 6 p.m. is being considered by the executive.
We “must not rule out a third confinement as a last resort”, declared Jean Castex this Monday morning in a meeting of the “parliamentary monitoring committee”, according to corroborating sources at BFMTV. However, “for the moment, the figures to date lead us to think that the curfew is sufficient,” added the head of government.
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