As for encouraging signs, the circulation of SARS-CoV-2 remains on the decline at the start of “deconfinement” 3e version with incidence rates reaching 327.2 / 100,000 in the Lyon metropolitan area and 308.9 / 100,000 in the Rhône department for the rolling week of April 24 to 30, while the positivity rate fell rapidly, to 9.6%, with the increase in the number of daily tests (12,530 on April 30).
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1,008 patients hospitalized this Monday
However, the situation remains tense in health establishments in the Rhône with 1,008 hospitalized patients (-4) on Monday. In the intensive care unit, 255 patients (+4) were hospitalized on May 3. This is 35 fewer patients than at the peak of this 3e wave, April 13, but 62 more patients than March 27, date of entry into force, in the Rhône of “reinforced braking measures”.
The number of new hospitalized patients remains high with 64 new patients registered in the last 24 hours, including 14 in intensive care.
After 11 new deaths, the number of patients who have died in hospital has risen to 2,995 since 1is March 2020 while 13,986 patients have been able to return to their homes (+54) since that date.
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