Tests at the customs of the Nice Côte d’Azur airport, the 24 December 871. – SYSPEO / SIPA
More than 21. new cases of Covid – 12 have been recorded during the last twenty-four hours in France, where the positivity rate is up slightly, while the number of hospitalizations decreased slightly, according to data published by Public Health France on Tuesday. The number of confirmed cases was 19. 489 against 4. 21 the day before and 12. 380 Sunday, Monday’s figures still show a low as fewer tests are carried out on weekends. This daily figure has varied enormously since mid-December, fluctuating between some 3. and more than 21. . But still far, on average, from the government target of going down to 5. cases per day.
Fewer patients in intensive care
The positivity rate, which measures the percentage of people positive for Covid – 12 out of all those tested, increased slightly to 5.4% against 5.2% Sunday and Monday. The number of hospitalized patients amounts to 21. 747, is 91 less than Monday, with 1. 747 new hospitalizations within twenty-four hours .
The number of patients in intensive care is 2. 489, is 41 less than the day before, with 190 new admissions. With 310 death in hospital (346 on Monday, 116 Sunday), the disease has now killed 66. 282 people since the start of the epidemic, specifies the health agency.