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The epidemic continues in the Hérault with another 224 hospitalizations on Tuesday 23 February, including 54 in intensive care (©Pixabay, illustration)
In its last bulletin published at the beginning of the evening on Tuesday 23 February, the ARS Occitanie counts 1,668 hospitalizations in progress in the region (+12 compared to last Friday) including 278 people in intensive care (+2) for a total of 3,141 deaths identified in hospital (+57 deaths in 4 days).
224 hospitalizations in Hérault, 54 in shifts
In the Hérault, the figures indicate that the epidemic, without flaring up, does not seem to be weakening for all that. The ARS recorded an increase in hospitalizations on Tuesday, with 224 patients admitted to hospital (i.e. +9 in 4 days) while the number of patients in intensive care fell slightly, from 58 patients on Friday to 54 on Tuesday …
The Hérault deplores 626 deaths in the end, or +9 deaths in 4 days.
200 hospitalizations in the Gard, 37 in shifts
In the Gard, the curves of the epidemic indicate a similar dynamic. The epidemic continues to be rife with 200 hospitalizations in progress (-16 in 4 days), 37 patients admitted to intensive care (+4 since Friday) for a provisional assessment of 437 deaths (+7 deaths).