According to figures communicated by Public Health France, this Wednesday, December 8, 61,340 new positive cases in coronavirus were recorded in the country in 24 hours, a record since November 2, 2020.
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The incidence rate also continues to climb, reaching 447 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the territory between November 29 and December 5, 2021.
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An increasing tension
Under the growing pressure of the fifth wave of Covid-19, the regional health agencies (ARS) of Ile-de-France, Occitanie, Pays de la Loire and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté announced this Wednesday, December 8 the outbreak of “White plan” in all their hospitals and clinics.
The 2,000 critical care patient mark once again crossed
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After Corsica last week and Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur on Tuesday, six metropolitan regions have now reactivated the “White plan”, which makes it possible in particular to deprogram operations and reassign personnel to critical care services. ARS Ile-de-France justified this decision by “The tension (which) has increased for several days”
In all, 13,044 patients are hospitalized, including 2,426 in critical care. In addition, 129 people died from Covid-19 in hospital within 24 hours.