COVID. The latest Covid-19 figures in France attest to a certain decline. Thus, only 135,000 new contaminations are to be deplored this Thursday, February 10, 2022. In this sense, Gabriel Attal believes that “the upturn is confirmed” and evokes a possible lifting of the vaccination pass.
19:23 – What is the latest assessment of the coronavirus in France?
The figures for the coronavirus in France, communicated this Thursday, February 10, 2022, testify to a decline in the epidemic on the territory. Thus, 135,025 new cases were identified in 24 hours, 121,000 less than last Thursday. In addition, the seven-day average increases to 174,991 new contaminations against 192,323 the day before. Finally, the incidence rate is also falling and is now 2,163 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. That’s 288 points less in 24 hours.
18:20 – The decline in the number of new cases is stabilizing
On his Twitter account, the founder of CovidTracker, Guillaume Rozier, published a diagram to highlight the drop in the number of new cases per day. According to him, “after ten days of acceleration, the drop in cases seems to stabilize around -43% per week, which is fast”.
6:00 p.m. – How many French people make an appointment every day to have their reminder against Covid-19?
According to Doctolibon average over the last seven days, 58,832 appointments for the booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine are taken every day via the online medical appointment booking and management platform.
5:36 p.m. – The coronavirus epidemic continues to decline in France
For the 14th consecutive day, the incidence rate of Covid-19 in France continues to decrease, reaching an average over the last seven days of 2,163 positive cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Also down for the 8th day in a row, the test positivity rate, which stands at 31.7%.
17:12 – PACA: 3,510 Covid patients hospitalized
In Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, 3,510 people with Covid were hospitalized, according to the latest data, as of February 8 (+315 in 24 hours). 437 were in intensive care (+33 in 24 hours). The region deplored, on the same date, 48 additional deaths due to Covid-19.
4:40 p.m. – 4,093 Covid-19 positive people hospitalized in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region totaled, on February 8, 4,093 people positive for Covid among hospitalized patients (+411 in 24 hours). 424 Covid patients were in intensive care on the same date, or 51 more than the day before. 46 people died of the coronavirus in the region during the day.
16:06 – 7,178 Covid patients hospitalized in Île-de-France
As of February 8, there were 7,178 positive coronavirus patients hospitalized in Île-de-France, including 392 additional in 24 hours. 784 were in intensive care (+60 in 24 hours). In addition, on this date, the region deplored 53 additional deaths due to Covid-19.
15:35 – Brittany, (still) the best vaccinated region in France
According to Doctolib, Brittany remains, as of February 10, the region best vaccinated against the coronavirus in France, with 84.3% of its population having received at least one injection. Next come Pays de la Loire (82.5%), Normandy (82.4%) and New Aquitaine (82.1%).
15:01 – How many French people are vaccinated against Covid-19 every day?
On average over the last seven days, a total of 205,717 injections of vaccines against Covid-19 are carried out in France every day, including 11,060 first doses, 46,954 second doses and 147,703 booster doses.
14:30 – How many appointments to get vaccinated are available on Doctolib?
On Doctolib, 370,287 slots are still available to be vaccinated against the coronavirus in France within 3 days, 1,099,975 within seven days and 2,286,244 within 14 days.
14:01 – Drop of a quarter in the number of tests carried out in France over a week
According to the Research, Studies, Evaluation and Statistics Department (DREES), Covid-19 screening tests fell by a quarter over the week of January 31 to February 6, 2022. Over these seven days, 6,990,900 RT-PCR and antigen tests for the detection of SARS-Cov2 were validated in France, against 9,308,900 tests the previous week. Thus, the DREEs notes a drop of around 25% in the volume of tests carried out. A peak had, as a reminder, been observed on January 10 (with more than 2 million tests validated) but, since this record, the number of tests carried out each day has fallen, especially among those under 65.
13:15 – Average new daily cases drops below 200,000 for the first time in a month
According to Public Health France (SPF), 179,614 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded between Tuesday evening and Wednesday evening – a figure which brings the average daily contaminations over a period below the symbolic 200,000 mark. week, for the first time in a month. By way of comparison, seven days earlier, 315,363 positives had been detected.
12:41 – Daily critical care admissions down
According to the latest data relating to the coronavirus epidemic in France, daily critical care admissions of Covid patients are, on average over the last seven days, also down. Thus, there are on average 294 new entries into critical care of people positive for Sars-CoV-2 every day – a figure down 1% compared to last week.
12:09 – On average 2,709 hospital admissions of Covid patients per day
On average over the past seven days, 2,709 coronavirus-positive patients are hospitalized each day. This figure is down 3% compared to last week – a drop which seems to confirm the start of the decline in the Covid-19 epidemic in France.
11:55 a.m. – The new school health protocol will be unveiled this Friday
In an interview given to Telegramthe Minister of National Education, Youth and Sports Jean-Michel Blanquer indicated that he will send, “this Friday, a letter to all the staff and, moreover, I will present, following, the new provisions for the press, in order to inform the parents of pupils as soon as possible”, specifying that “certain reductions will be offered from the start of the February holidays. They will be put in place successively for each of the zones”.
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Here is the latest assessment of the coronavirus in France according to data updated daily by Public Health France and available on Data.gouv. Figures as of February 10, 2022:
The figures from Public Health France are to be qualified. A distinction must be made between patients hospitalized for Covid-19 and with Covid-19 (the figures currently given). The same goes for deaths: if, for example, Public Health France (SPF) reports 5,000 deaths of people positive for the coronavirus in France between December 1, 2021 and January 9, 2022, including 383 attributed to the Omicron variant, these figures are at observe with caution, indicates Release. Indeed, over the period from January 10 to 16 alone, 26% of patients positive for Covid-19 had been admitted for a pathology other than Sars-CoV-2. 13% of Covid-19 positive people admitted to critical care and 8% of positive people admitted to intensive care are in the same situation.
According to last epidemiological point from Public Health France (SPF), published Thursday February 3, “the circulation of SARS-CoV-2 has slowed down on national territory with an incidence rate down by 8%” in week 04 (January 24-30). Yet “the pressure on hospitals remained strong with hospital indicators still at very high levels”.
Follow the evolution of the coronavirus in your municipality thanks to the map below. Click on a department to display the list of municipalities. Also find all the details on this mapping and the complete point by city and by department in our article on the Covid map in France.
Since mid-October 2020, Public Health France has been communicating incidence data (number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants) at municipal level. The figures are at this stage communicated according to a scale (10, 20, 50, 150, 250, 500, 1000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants). The data is expressed over a rolling week, which means that it is calculated on a D-day from tests carried out between 3 and 9 days previously. To access information relating to the coronavirus in your municipality, enter its name in the search engine or click on its department in the map below.
As a reminder, the incidence rate corresponds to the number of new cases of Covid-19 over a period of one week, compared to the total population of a territory (country, region, department or municipality). This indicator is generally expressed as the number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The screening rate gives the number of people having carried out a screening test for the coronavirus out of the total number of inhabitants, during the period. It is also most often expressed per 100,000 inhabitants. Finally, the test positivity rate gives the percentage of positive tests for the coronavirus, compared to the total number of tests carried out over the period.