According to Santé Publique France, 3,602 new positive diagnoses were recorded on Saturday August 22 and 38 new clusters were identified. The number of patients in intensive care, however, remains stable.
- 3,602 new positive cases were recorded on Saturday August 22.
- 38 new clusters have been registered and 8 departments are now classified as high vulnerability.
- However, the number of hospitalized patients is down slightly and that of intensive care patients remains stable.
The Covid-19 epidemic continues to grow in France. According to the latest figures from Public Health France3,602 new positive Covid-19 diagnoses were recorded for Saturday August 22, compared to 4,586 on Friday.
The percentage of positive tests also continues to increase, going from 3.4% to 3.5% from Friday to Saturday.
In addition, 38 new clusters have been identified and an eighth department, Loiret, has been classified as having a high level of vulnerability. The other departments concerned are Bouches-du-Rhône, Guyana, Hérault, Paris, Sarthe, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne.
The 30 departments classified as in a situation of moderate vulnerability are Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes de Haute-Provence, Aube, Essonne, Gard, Gironde, Haute-Garonne, Haute-Savoie, Hautes Pyrénées, Hauts-de Seine, Ille-et-Vilaine, Isère, Eure-et-Loir, Indre et Loire, Mayenne, Mayotte, Meurthe and Moselle, Nord, Oise, Pyrénées Atlantique, Réunion, Martinique, Guadeloupe and Saint Martin, Rhône, Seine et Marne, Tarn, Val d’Oise, Var, Vaucluse and Yvelines.
A slight drop in the number of hospitalized patients
Yes “the dynamics of transmission in strong growth remains worrying”the number of hospitalized patients is down slightly: they were 4,748 on Thursday, 4,745 on Friday and are 4,711 on Saturday August 22, Public Health France reports.
The number of patients in intensive care on Saturday (380) remains stable compared to Friday, when they were 479.
For the health agency, it is essential to slow the progression of the coronavirus in the population by continuing “the efforts to raise awareness among the entire population in the application of barrier gestures, in particular the use of masks and physical distancing to curb the spread of the virus”. Public Health France also pleads to strengthen the application of the so-called “Test-Trace-Isolate” strategy. “Anyone with symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 or in any doubt should be tested for the virus as soon as possible. While waiting for the results, people should self-isolate and reduce their contact to the strict minimum .”
Since the start of the Covid-19 epidemic, 30,512 people have died in France, including 20,001 in hospitals and 10,511 in social and medico-social establishments. Since Friday August 21, 23 new deaths have been recorded.
