As the situation in France becomes critical, hospitals find themselves overwhelmed in the face of the second wave of the epidemic. Many hospitals have already triggered ” the white plan »And the occupancy rate of intensive care beds continues to increase.
Increase in the number of cases in intensive care
According to data published by the Public Health France health agency, 431 patients have been transferred to intensive care or intensive care in the past 24 hours. In total, more than 2,900 hospitalized patients are in intensive care on Tuesday. This is more than half of the beds that are currently available in France. The reception capacity is 5,800 beds, knowing that they do not only welcome Covid patients. Olivier Véran, the Minister of Health, indicated that the number of intensive care beds, currently at 5,800, was going to be increased.
The overall number of hospitalizations for Covid-19 is up sharply with 18,955 patients on Tuesday against 17,761 on Monday. Regarding the new positive cases, there were 33,000 new contaminations in 24 hours according to official government figures. A new record was broken on Sunday with more than 52,000 new positive cases. As of Tuesday, the death toll stands at 288, with a total of over 35,000 since the start of the epidemic.
Estimation of the number of cases in intensive care
The Institut Pasteur and the Agence Santé Publique indicate that 98% of the 5,800 existing resuscitation beds could be occupied by patients with a Covid-19 infection as of November 6. Olivier Véran announced last week the creation of beds, in addition to the 5,800 already existing, which could accommodate up to 12,000 patients in intensive care, all diseases combined.
