CORONAVIRUS FIGURES OF THE DAY. 101,747 new cases of coronavirus are recorded in 24 hours. The incidence rate has increased by 25% but hospitalizations and critical care continue to decline. Positive cases, incidence rate, epidemic, vaccination, hospitalization, resuscitation. Latest figures as of March 18, 2022.
[Mis à jour le 18 mars 2022 à 10h18] The circulation of the coronavirus continues with 101,747 case recorded in the last 24 hours at March 17, 2022.“In week 10 (from March 7 to 13), at the national levelthe incidence rate increased after six consecutive weeks of decline, amounting to 686 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (+25%), selft more than 65,000 new cases on average per day. This increase was observed in all age groups“indicates Public Health France”The number of new hospital admissions has also stabilized. In Overseas France, the incidence rate was particularly high in Martinique. Critical care admissions and deaths have continued to decline.” continues the organization. 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. Every day, Santé Publique 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 Friday, March 18 2022.
What are today’s Covid figures?
| Total number of Covid cases (as of March 18) | New Covid cases over 24 hours (as of March 17) | Hospitalized Covid patients (as of March 17) | Covid patients in intensive care or critical care (as of March 17) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24,046,213 | +101 747 | 20,609 | 1,695 |
How many Covid cases today?
In France, at 18 March 2022according to’Johns Hopkins University, 24 million people have had a positive coronavirus antigen or PCR test since the outbreak began in 2020. At March 17, 101,747 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 17 March 2022 | 20,609 | -3.19% | 33.51% |
How many cases in intensive care?
The number of new hospitalizations and critical care admissions continues to decline. At March 17, 1,695 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 17 2022 | 1,695 | -12.09% | 33.51% |
How many French people are vaccinated against Covid?
Vaccination against Covid-19 continues to continue in France. At March 17according to Ministry of Health, 54,265,589 people received at least one injection (i.e. 80.5% of total population) and 53,337,933 people now have a full immunization schedule (i.e. 79.1% of total population) and 39,362,871 people received a booster dose. 19.2% of the French population is not vaccinated against Covid. As of March 15, vaccination coverage was generally stable compared to the previous week: 83.0% of those aged 65 and over and 74.4% of those aged 80 and over had received a booster shot.
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. 140,729 to March 17, 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.