CORONAVIRUS FIGURES. 501,635 new cases of coronavirus have been identified in France, a new contamination record. “Omicron continues to gain ground and we are not yet at the peak,” said Gabriel Attal on January 26. Positive cases, resuscitation, hospitalization, vaccination… Here is the report.
[Mis à jour le 26 janvier 2022 à 18h11] The circulation of SARS-CoV-2 is maintained at a considerable level, with the majority Omicron variant. “The Omicron wave still travels at breakneck speed. All metropolitan departments see their incidence rate exceed 2000. Omicron continues to gain ground and we are not yet at the peak” declared Gabriel Attal, during the information point of the Council of Ministers on Wednesday 26 January. the January 25France recorded a new record with more than 500,000 new cases coronavirus according to latest figures published by Santé Publique France. “With this variant, even more than before the number of contaminations becomes a less revealing indicator of the dangerousness and impact of the epidemic. It is therefore of course the hospital that our eyes are riveted and the Omicron wave still rages there.commented Gabriel Attal.We can hope to see reduce the epidemic in the coming weeksyou, […] the epidemic has changed its face and scientists tell us that the hospital should hold” reassured the government spokesman. “It is a variant which is much more transmissible but significantly less severe” has explained Jean-Francois DelfraissyChairman of the Scientific Council, Tuesday 25 January on franceinfo. “I see things landing more towards mid-March with a gradual, very slow decline in terms of hospitalizations“, he estimated. The incidence rate hit 3,726 covid case/100,000 inhabitants, up by 21.14% in 7 days. 30,189 patients are hospitalized, an increase of 13.81% over the last 7 days, “a figure that had not been reached for a long time“commented Gabriel Attal. The number of patients in critical care continues its decrease ; at -3.60% today. Currently 3,741 people are in intensive care. During the last 24 hours647 people died at the Covid hospital. a very high number. On the vaccination side, 77.9% of the French population is fully vaccinated. Every day, the health agency presents a dashboard key epidemic monitoring indicators: confirmed cases, death, hospitalizationsadmissions in intensive care or critical care, vaccination figures… To which are added the data published by the government. here is the last balance sheet as of January 26 2022.
What are today’s numbers?
| Total number of Covid cases (January 16, latest data available) | New cases of Covid over 24 hours (as of January 25) | Hospitalized Covid patients (as of January 25) | Covid patients in intensive care or critical care (as of January 25) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 172 3841 | +501 635 | 30,189 | 3,741 |
How many Covid cases today?
In France, at January 16 2022, according to Dashboard of the government, 14.1 million people have had a positive coronavirus antigen or PCR test since the outbreak began in 2020. At January 25, 501 635new people have tested positive during the last 24 hours.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
As of January 25, 2022 | 30,189 | +13.81% | 73.96% |
How many cases in intensive care?
At January 25, 3,741 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 January 25, 2022 | 3,741 | -3.61% | 73.96% |
How many French people are vaccinated against Covid?
Vaccination against Covid-19 continues to continue in France with vaccines Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Janssen. At January 25according to Ministry of Health, 53,857,474 people received at least one injection (i.e. 79.9 % of total population) and 52,534,085 people now have a full immunization schedule (i.e. 77.9% of the total population). 34,301,653 people also received a booster dose. 20.1% of the French population is not vaccinated against Covid. At January 18, 61.2% people 18 years old and more had received a booster dose.
77.9% of the French population is fully vaccinated and 20.1% 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. 129,489 to January 25, 2022. Covid deaths outside these structures are not recorded in real time.
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.