Coronavirus – France: New record with over 270,000 cases in 24 hours

More than 270,000 cases coronavirus were recorded in France in the last 24 hours, to a new record in the midst of its upsurge Omicron mutation, as announced on Tuesday by the country’s health authorities.

Specifically, 271.686 cases were counted in 24 hours, according to data released today by the French National Health Authority.

Earlier, the Minister of Health Olivier Veran had spoken of a number not “far from the 300,000” infections, broadcasts APE BPE.

The previous record was in late December, with just over 230.000 new cases in one day.

These numbers testify to range of the current wave of the epidemic. This has been going on since the autumn and was revived in late 2021 with the arrival of Omicron.

The impact on hospitals has already been felt, with 2.881 imports in one day, according to Santé publique France. Within 24 hours the hospitals recorded 297 deaths.

The increase in recorded cases is partly explained by an unprecedented number PCR test: eight million last week, according to Veran.

However, the epidemic is on real, as evidenced by the launch of the “positivity rate”. Get over it 15%, close to the record levels of autumn 2020.

It is worth mentioning that she recorded a negative case record today, in addition to her Of Greece, and the Britain, in which the new infections exceeded 210,000.

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