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Covid-19, with the latest Omicron variant, is circulating very quickly, but some indicators are quite encouraging. The editorial staff of France 3 takes stock with the latest official figures for Saturday January 15.
It’s a constant flow of cars. All day, without interruption, 2100 tests per day on average are carried out in a car park in La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime). A record influence and a rate of positives never seen since the start of the pandemic. The infection rate is record high, but there are also signs of hope. In three regions, in Corsica, Mayotte or Île-de-France, the incidence rate has been falling for six days.
At the national level, the curve of emergency department admissions due to Covid-19 is also down. Same observation in the intensive care units in the Ile-de-France region. “We see that we are much less in demand in terms of resuscitation”, confirms a doctor. Encouraging signals, which have been confirmed by the boss of the AP-HP Martin Hirsch. This optimism has been tempered by the Scientific Council, which still foresees a significant slowdown in the healthcare system until the beginning of March.