LATEST CORONAVIRUS FIGURES. The decline in the epidemic continues with only 47,925 new cases of covid recorded in 24 hours. “We cannot eliminate the return of a new variant but we can hope to spend a month from May until August with a continuous situation” declared Professor Arnaud Fontanet. Info as of May 5.
[Mis à jour le 5 mai 2022 à 11h11] The circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for the global Covid pandemic slows down another 29.5% compared to last week with 47,925 notnew cases counted in 24 hours. “We went yesterday for the first time below 50,000 cases per day. These figures are also found on the hospitalizations that are down and the number of critical care admissions. We passed this peak of BA.2 in the last weeks of April and we are descending with the prospect, with the return of fine weather, of a lull on the front of the epidemic in France” declared Arnaud Fontanet on France 5 May 4. “A population immunity is currently protecting us and explains why the BA.2 wave is waning. We can hope to pass a months of May until August with a continuous situation. We cannot eliminate the return of a new variant like the BA.4 and BA.5 variants in South Africa. The situation is not completely stable, but these sub-variants from South Africa do not restart as quickly as the predecessors and are not accompanied by too severe clinical forms, since there is a population protection who makes us less at risk of severe forms“added the epidemiologist at the Pasteur Institute. vaccination is complete for more than 79% of the population. 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 assessment of the latest figures, as of Thursday 5 May 2022.
What are today’s Covid figures?
| Total number of Covid cases (as of May 5) | New Covid cases over 24 hours (as of May 4) | Hospitalized Covid patients (as of May 4) | Covid patients in intensive care or critical care (as of May 4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28,996,577 | +47 925 | 22,319 | 1,465 |
How many Covid cases today?
In France, at Thursday, May 5, 2022according to’Johns Hopkins University, 28.99 million people have had a positive coronavirus antigen or PCR test since the outbreak began in 2020. At May 4, 47,925 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 May 4, 2022 | 22,319 | -8.64% | 28.96% |
How many cases in intensive care?
The number of new hospitalizations and critical care admissions continues to decline. At May 4, 1,465 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 May 4, 2022 | 1,465 | -11.64% | 28.96% |
How many French people are vaccinated against Covid?
Vaccination against Covid-19 continues to continue in France. At May 3according to Ministry of Health, 54,337,012 people received at least one injection (i.e. 80.6% of total population) and 53,432,913 people now have a full immunization schedule (i.e. 79.2% of total population) and 41,235,390 people received a booster dose. At April 25, 83.7% of those aged 65 and over had received a complete primary series and a booster dose.
79.2% 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. 146,376 to May 4 2022. Covid deaths outside these structures are not recorded in real time. “Approximately 18,000 deaths have occurred since December 15, 2021, emphasizes the Scientific Council in its Notice 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.
What is the number of Covid deaths worldwide?
Nearly 150,000 French people have died from Covid in France. How many globally? According to ECDC figures (European Center for Disease Prevention and Control) reported by Public Health France, as of May 3, 2022, Covid-19 has killed more than 6 million people worldwide:
| WORLD | EUROPE | Percentage in Europe | |
| CASE COVID | 511 965 711 | 215 424 950 | 42.07% |
| COVID DEAD | 6,240,619 | 1,990,235 | 31.89% |