hospitalizations return above the threshold of 30,000

A record level. In the past 24 hours, 501,635 new cases of contamination have been identified, according to data from Public Health France published on Tuesday January 25. However, to smooth out the statistical jolts, we must consider the daily average over seven days, which is stable compared to the previous day with 366,000 cases. The number of hospitalizations due to Covid has meanwhile risen above 30,000 for the first time since the end of 2020. The still high level of the number of contaminations is reflected in an influx of Covid patients in hospitals. , which recorded 3,842 new admissions in 24 hours. A total of 30,189 Covid patients are therefore currently hospitalized (29,748 on Monday).

On the other hand, the figures for critical care, which receive patients with the most serious forms of the disease, confirm a decline. These services are currently treating 3,741 people (3,776 on Monday). If it is much more contagious than its predecessors, the Omicron variant also gives fewer severe forms, which is reflected in particular by shorter passages in hospital and less frequent admissions to intensive care.