The general Directorate of health (DGS) alert, Thursday, 13 August, on the monitoring indicators of the epidemic of Covid-19, which "continue to deteriorate". Over the last 24 hours, 2 669 new cases were detected (compared to 2 524 Wednesday), note the DGS in point daily. And the increasing number of cases, between 3 and 9 August, "is more important among people aged 15-44 years (+46 %)" in Metropolis.
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374 patients in the icu
In total, 30 of the 388 people died in France (17 more in 24 hours) 19 883 within hospitals and 10 505 in institutions, social and medico-social (last digit dating back to Tuesday). The DGS further reports 201 admissions to the hospital in 24 hours, an increase because there were only 143 mentioned in addition to Wednesday. On the other hand, on the side of the resuscitation, 374 ill are accounted for (that is, 5 less than Wednesday). Île-de-France, Auvergne, Rhône-Alpes, Hauts-de-France, the Grand Is grouped 69 % of the patients in the icu.