Coronavirus barometer at the hospital in Ile-de-France on May 24

Since this fall, 94 Citizens have been taking stock every week on the evolution of the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on the hospital.
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The decline in hospitalizations continues

For the third week in a row since mid-September, the number of people hospitalized for Covid-19 last week was lower than the number of patients discharged from the hospital. 1,265 people were hospitalized the week of May 17 (against 1,459 the previous week) while 1,775 patients were able to return home.

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5,235 Covid patients hospitalized in Ile-de-France as of May 23

The total number of patients hospitalized for Covid-19 stood at 5,235 this Sunday, May 23, compared to 6,017 the previous week, a further decrease. The peak was reached on Monday April 19 with 8,210 hospitalized patients.

After reaching 6,663 on November 15, the number of patients hospitalized for Covid-19 in Ile-de-France made the yoyo, descended to 4,684 on January 7 then oscillating around 5,000, 5,500. peaked at 8,210 on April 19.

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94,459 people were discharged from the hospital

In Ile-de-France, 94,459 people hospitalized in Ile-de-France for coronavirus have been able to return home since the start of the epidemic.

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Intensive care admissions stagnate

358 patients were admitted to intensive care or intensive care for Covid-19 the week of May 17 against 354 people the previous week.

The number of new patients in shifts for Covid has fallen below the peak of the 2nd wave for three weeks. The number of new ICU admissions had passed the peak of the second wave since the week of March 8. The peak of the 2nd wave was reached the week of November 2 with 641 admissions. That of the first wave the week of March 30, 2020 with 1648 admissions.

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The cumulative number of people in intensive care drops below the number of places planned in Ile-de-France

In total, 1,075 patients were in intensive care or intensive care for Covid-19 in Ile-de-France on Sunday, May 23 against 1,299 the previous Sunday, down for the 5th week. For the first time during this 3rd wave, the number of patients in sheaves fell below the theoretical reception capacities of the region, in the order of 1,200 places.

Since March 15, the number of Covid 19 patients in intensive care had exceeded the peak of the second wave which had been reached on November 12, with 1,138 patients. That of the first wave was reached on April 8 with 2,668 patients in intensive care in Ile-de-France.

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The average age of ICU patients continues to decline

The mean age in intensive care has decreased with the vaccination of older people. Thus, the over 70s who represented more than 40% of patients in sheave at the end of January now represent around 25%. At the same time, those under 60 have gone from less than 30% to almost 40%.

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227 people died in Covid-19 hospital last week in Ile-de-France

227 people died last week in Ile-de-France against 281 the previous week, down for the fourth week in a row.

Dated May 23, 19 936 people had died from Covid-19 in hospital in the region since the start of the pandemic. The number of people who died from Covid-19 in hospital exceeded 10,000 in Ile-de-France the week of November 15. It is now tending towards 20,000.

(In the diagram below, the large number of patients who died in Essonne the week of September 14 corresponds to a catch-up in the transmission of files from one of the hospitals in this department).

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A peak of deaths on April 20

In this 3rd wave, the peak of deaths was observed on Tuesday April 20 with 124 deaths in one day, exceeding that of the second wave, which was 113 deaths on November 9, but below that of the first wave which had was reached on April 7 with 276 patients who died.

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