CORONAVIRUS FIGURES OF THE DAY. 116,618 new cases of coronavirus are recorded in 24 hours. The Pasteur Institute predicts an increase in hospital admissions in the coming days. Positive cases, incidence rate, epidemic, vaccination, hospitalizations. Latest figures as of March 16, 2022.
[Mis à jour le 16 mars 2022 à 11h32] The circulation of the coronavirus continues with 116,618 case recorded in the last 24 hours at March 15, 2022. I‘Pastor Institute provides “an increase in hospital admissions in the coming days at the national levelreads its March 14 projections. “These projections do not take into account the lifting of health measures, the possible impact of which on the dynamics of hospitalizations will be monitored“adds the institute. “The virus circulates a lot, it circulates more today than it circulated with the variants which preceded Omicron for example“ recalled Professor Arnaud Fontanet on France Inter March 14. “The epidemic is not over” confirmed Jean-François Delfraissy on RTL the same day. We are indeed in the fifth wave which continues, which is linked to Omicron. There is an increase, it is clear, but this one seems manageable to us.” Originally related to the Omicron BA.1 variant, now more than 50% of new contaminations are due to the subvariant Omicron BA.2, more transmissible than the Omicron BA.1 subvariant (+30%), but no more severe and with the same level of immune escape, indicates the Scientific Council in its Opinion of March 11. “Vaccination is very effective” he hammers recalling thatapproximately 4 million adults who have not received vaccination initial (1+2) and almost 5 million vaccinated people who did not receive a 3rd dose reminder. Furthermore, the Scientific Council “strongly arrested by the foreseeable consequences of the war in Ukraine” attracts the attention of the authorities on a few points relating to health, in particular the fact that this humanitarian crisis with a influx of refugees Ukrainians in Europe will be long term. Or “the Ukrainian population is at a low level of vaccination against COVID (around 30%), especially in the young population” recall its members who are asking for a organization for access to Covid care and vaccination. Every day, Public Health France presents a dashboard key epidemic monitoring indicators: confirmed cases, death, hospitalizationsadmissions in intensive care or critical care, contaminationdigits of the vaccination… To which are added the data published by the government. here is the review of the latest figures, as of Wednesday March 16 2022.
What are today’s Covid figures?
| Total number of Covid cases (as of March 16) | New Covid cases over 24 hours (as of March 15) | Hospitalized Covid patients (as of March 15) | Covid patients in intensive care or critical care (as of March 15) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23,834,924 | +116 618 | 20,919 | 1,783 |
How many Covid cases today?
In France, at 16 March 2022according to’Johns Hopkins University, 23.8 million people have had a positive coronavirus antigen or PCR test since the outbreak began in 2020. At March 15, 116,618 new people have tested positive during the last 24 hours.
5 million vaccinated people did not receive a 3rd booster dose
What are the hospitalization figures?
The hospital data is based on data on emergency visits from the OSCOUR network and hospitalizations in conventional care and critical care reported by health establishments. Below are the figures released by the Dashboard government and Public Health France.
Hospitalized Covid patients | Evolution over the last 7 days | Critical care bed occupancy rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
At 15 March 2022 | 20,919 | -4.48% | 35.25% |
How many cases in intensive care?
The number of new hospitalizations and critical care admissions continues to decline. At March 15, 1,826 Covid patients are in intensive care according to the Dashboard of the government.
| Covid patients in critical care | Evolution over the last 7 days | Occupancy rate of critical care beds by Covid patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| As of March 15 2022 | 1,783 | -12.43% | 35.25% |
How many French people are vaccinated against Covid?
Vaccination against Covid-19 continues to continue in France. At March 14according to Ministry of Health, 54,258,893 people received at least one injection (i.e. 80.5% of total population) and 53 327 011 people now have a full immunization schedule (i.e. 79.1% of total population). 19.2% of the French population is not vaccinated against Covid. In its Opinion of March 11, the Scientific Council stresses that on this date “about 4 million adults who did not receive an initial vaccination (1+2) and almost 5 million vaccinated people who did not receive a 3rd booster dose”.
79.1% of the French population is fully vaccinated and 19.2% is not vaccinated (the others having a still incomplete vaccination schedule). Twice a month, the Data-gouv.fr site publishes the distribution of positive Covid cases according to the person’s vaccination. “This delay is necessary for the vaccination to be considered complete and effective (at +7 days) and for the data on the tests to be consolidated” specifies the site. These indicators reflect the number of positive RT-PCR tests per 100,000 vaccinated or unvaccinated people aged 20 and over.
How many Covid deaths in France?
Government and Public Health France sites report Covid deaths in hospitals and in social and medico-social establishments, i.e. 140 440 to March 15, 2022. Covid deaths outside these structures are not recorded in real time. “About 18,000 deaths have occurred since December 15, 2021, emphasizes the Scientific Council in its Opinion from March 11, a significant part of which is linked to Omicron variants, so-called mild variants), and this, with a certain form of trivialization and indifference.”
Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, theInsee recorded a “exceptional mortality in 2020” with almost 669,000 deaths from all causes, i.e. 56,000 more deaths than in 2019 (+9%).
According to’INED68,000 deaths are attributable to the Covid epidemic in 2020.