According to figures from Public Health France published on Saturday, 22,678 new positive cases were counted in the space of twenty-four hours.
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The fifth wave settles in France. According to figures published by Public Health France, Saturday, November 20, 22,678 new positive cases of Covid-19 were counted in France in the space of twenty-four hours. This figure stood at 14,646 on November 13.
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The health agency has 7,974 people hospitalized due to Covid-19, against 7,050 the previous Saturday. Critical care services, which take care of the most serious cases, have 1,333 patients with Covid-19, against 1,202 the previous Saturday. In twenty-four hours, these services recorded 40 new entries against 64 the previous week. Public Health France counted 24 deaths in the hospital linked to Covid-19, in twenty-four hours, while it only had 20 seven days previously.