COVID. While nearly 390,000 new coronavirus contaminations in 24 hours were recorded, this Saturday January 22, the situation in hospitals in France continues to improve slightly with the drop in critical care admissions for ten days.
20:33 – Nearly 40,000 people demonstrated against the vaccination pass
According to the Ministry of the Interior, nearly 40,000 people, including 5,200 in Paris, participated in demonstrations against the vaccination pass this Saturday. A lower participation compared to last Saturday when they were 54,000 to parade in the streets. The vaccination pass must come into effect on January 24.
20:12 – 3,746 patients hospitalized in intensive care units because of Covid-19
According to figures from Public Health France, this Saturday, 3,746 patients were hospitalized in intensive care units in France, a figure down from 46. Since the start of the Covid-19 epidemic, 101,215 people have died at the hospital, including 167 in the past 24 hours. This report does not take into account deaths in nursing homes.
19:44 – More than 33.7 million people have a complete vaccination schedule in France
Since the start of the vaccination campaign in France against Covid-19, 53,802,773 people have received at least one injection (i.e. 79.8% of the total population) and 52,469,458 people now have a complete vaccination schedule (i.e. 77.8% of the total population), the Directorate General of Health said on Saturday. Since the start of the booster campaign, 33,761,320 people have received a booster dose.
7:40 p.m. – Nearly 390,000 new Covid-19 contaminations in 24 hours
The latest assessment of Covid-19 in France reports 389,320 new contaminations, Saturday January 22. The figures communicated by Public Health France therefore show that the number of new cases has fallen since the day before (-11,531), but the average of daily cases over seven days continues to increase: 356,652 new patients, Saturday January 22 against 347,403 the day before. Also, the incidence rate has increased. It is now 3,486 cases per 100,000 people after gaining 114 points in 24 hours.
19:24 – Over 27 million doses of Paxlovid ordered from Pfizer
Paxlovid, an antiviral treatment developed by the Pfizer laboratory, has very promising results in preventing serious cases of Covid-19. Effective against the Omicron variant, Paxlovid would reduce the risk of being hospitalized from the coronavirus by around 85%, according to clinical studies. Thus, more than a hundred countries have already placed orders, according to The world. In total, 27 million doses have been ordered, including 20 million by the United States and 500,000 by France.
18:56 – A player from the French handball team tested positive for Covid-19
After Karl Konan and coach Guillaume Gille, the player of the French handball team, Kentin Mahé, tested positive for Covid-19 this Saturday, announced the French Handball Federation. The center-half will be absent for the Blues’ next matches in the main round of Euro 2022, including the first against Iceland this Saturday.
6:32 p.m. – Anti-pass demonstrations everywhere in France two days before its introduction
Opponents of the vaccine pass marched in the streets of several cities, two days before its entry into force. In Paris, four demonstrations had been declared, one of which was led by the Les Patriotes movement of Florian Philippot.
18:10 – The third dose of vaccine remains 81% effective against hospitalizations after 14 days
Vaccines and booster doses against Covid-19 continue to have very high efficacy against severe cases of the disease during the wave caused by the Omicron variant. This is the result of a study by the American Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) published on Friday, January 21. Once Omicron became dominant, the efficacy of the vaccine against hospitalizations between 14 and 179 days after the second dose was estimated to be 81%, 57% after more than 180 days after the second dose and 90% after 14 days or more after the third.
17:42 – “It would still be surprising if there were no new variants”, says an epidemiologist
Asked by franceinfo, this Saturday, epidemiologist Renaud Piarroux, head of the parasitology-mycology department at the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital (AP-HP), estimated that the peak was “passed” in Île-de-France. “Given the number of people infected today, it would still be surprising if there weren’t new variants. But we won’t see them right away. These variants are generated in immunocompromised people who harbor the virus. Some will only emerge in a few months,” he said.
5:18 p.m. – The end-of-semester exams are going “well” assures the Minister of Higher Education
Guest of FranceInfo this Saturday, the Minister of Higher Education, Frédérique Vidal, indicated that the end-of-semester exams are going “well” despite the health conditions linked to Covid-19. “We have been working since June 2020 on the possibility of taking face-to-face exams. (…) A third of the exams have already taken place in December. Things are going well, they mostly take place face-to-face,” she said. affirmed.
16:49 – In Île-de-France, the incidence rate continues to decline
While the incidence rate continues to climb nationally (nearly 3,400 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over the past week), it has been falling for several days in Île-de-France, dropping from more than 4,100 to 3,570. This decline particularly affects young adults aged 20-29. The incidence continues to increase slightly in the 30-49 age group, while it decreases slowly in the over 50s.
16:26 – Triple-vaccinated people go to critical care less than unvaccinated people
According to data from the DREES (Research, Studies, Evaluation and Statistics Department), people who have received their third injection of coronavirus vaccine are more protected than others against Covid-19. For the age group of 60-79 years, the public authority indicates that out of a sample of 10 million people, 21 people with a complete vaccination schedule go to critical care against 211 partially vaccinated (two doses), and against 622 unvaccinated.
15:54 – The cost of tests estimated at 1.5 billion euros for the month of January
The cost of the tests – which includes PCR, antigens and self-tests – will amount to 1.5 billion euros, said this Saturday, on franceinfo, the Minister Delegate for Public Accounts Olivier Dussopt, against 6.9 billion euros for the whole of 2021.
15:22 – A bonus to encourage nurses to sign a CDD
According to information from France info, the Île-de-France Regional Health Agency (ARS) will set up the payment of bonuses ranging from €4,000 to €7,000 for teams of nurses, under pressure with the Covid-19. Set up from Monday, January 24 and until February 28, this device concerns employees currently in interim and who would agree to sign a CDD of six to nine months.
2:49 p.m. – The sale of self-tests in supermarkets extended until February 15
While it was originally supposed to stop on January 31, the sale of self-tests in supermarkets has been extended until February 15, according to a decree published in the Official Journal this Saturday. A decision which follows the numerous cases of Covid-19 contamination in France, in particular because of the Omicron variant.
According to last epidemiological point from Public Health France (SPF), published Thursday January 20, “the circulation of SARS-CoV-2 remained very intense, with a less marked increase in the number of cases and still significant hospital pressure” in week 02 (January 10-16 ). The incidence rate was over 3,000 positive cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
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Since mid-October 2020, Public Health France has been communicating incidence data (number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants) at municipal level. The figures are at this stage communicated according to a scale (10, 20, 50, 150, 250, 500, 1000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants). The data is expressed over a sliding week, which means that it is calculated on a D-day from tests carried out between 3 and 9 days previously. To access information relating to the coronavirus in your municipality, enter its name in the search engine or click on its department in the map below.
As a reminder, the incidence rate corresponds to the number of new cases of Covid-19 over a period of one week, compared to the total population of a territory (country, region, department or municipality). This indicator is generally expressed as the number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The screening rate gives the number of people having carried out a screening test for the coronavirus out of the total number of inhabitants, during the period. It is also most often expressed per 100,000 inhabitants. Finally, the test positivity rate gives the percentage of positive tests for the coronavirus, compared to the total number of tests carried out over the period.