CORONAVIRUS FIGURES. The slowdown in the coronavirus epidemic is confirmed with 98,735 new cases recorded on February 16 in France and an incidence rate down 45%. “We are coming out of the crisis stage,” said Jean-François Delfraissy. Positive cases, hospitalizations, vaccination, contaminations, deaths.. Assessment.
[Mis à jour le 17 février 2022 à 10h05] The decline in the circulation of Sars-Cov-2 continues with 98,735 new cases in the last 24 hours. “Two years later, we are emerging from the ‘crisis’ stage to enter a chronic phase. We are going to move slowly, probably in the fall, towards an endemic situation, with a controlled circulation of the virus, but with occasional epidemic peaks due to the appearance of new variants. Clearly, we will live for a long time with Sars-Cov-2, but in a different way” estimated Jean-François Delfraissy at the Parisian February 16. “The epidemic is in sharp decline. In a week, incidence rate reduced by 45% and it is now below 1500 at the national level i.e. we are back to the level of the end of December.” said Gabriel Attal during the Council of Ministers on Tuesday, February 15. “It is on the hospital that our eyes are riveted. the number of new hospital admissions decreases sharply by almost 25% within a week and the total number of people hospitalized finally seems to be starting to drop. We count nearly 2,000 fewer patients in the hospital in one week, a drop of 6%“added the government spokesperson. Every day, Santé Publique France presents a dashboard key epidemic monitoring indicators: confirmed cases, death, hospitalizationsadmissions in intensive care or critical care, contamination, vaccination figures… To which are added the data published by the government. here is the last balance sheet as of February 17 2022.
What are today’s numbers?
| Total number of Covid cases (February 17) | New cases of Covid over 24 hours (as of February 16) | Hospitalized Covid patients (as of February 16) | Covid patients in intensive care or critical care (as of February 16) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 131 431 | +98 735 | 30,578 | 3,126 |
How many Covid cases today?
In France, at 17 February 2022, according toJohns Hopkins University, 22.1 million people have had a positive coronavirus antigen or PCR test since the outbreak began in 2020. At February 16, 98,735 new 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 February 16 2022 | 30,578 | -7% | 61.80% |
How many cases in intensive care?
At February 16, 3,126 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 February 16, 2022 | 3,126 | -10.76% | 61.80% |
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 February 16according to Ministry of Health, 54,176,336 people received at least one injection (i.e. 80.4% of total population) and 53 110 247 people now have a full immunization schedule (i.e. 78.8% of total population). 38 187 820 people have also received a booster dose. 19.4% of the French population is not vaccinated against Covid. At February 8, 69.3% of those aged 18 and over received a booster dose (79.4% among eligible people) and 82.3% among those aged 65 and over (90.3% among those eligible)
78.8% of the French population is fully vaccinated and 19.4% 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. 135 855 to February 16, 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.