still 4200 “covid” patients in hospitals in the region on December 31

4,216 people followed for covid-19 are still hospitalized in the region this #Thursday, #December 31, a month and a half after the peak of the 2nd wave in the region. The tension is still high in hospitals in the region while the fear of an epidemic resumption in early #January remains strong …

The latest data from #Public #Health #France, this #Thursday morning, show that the tension remains high in the hospitals of the region on #December 31, yet a month and a half after the peak of the 2nd wave (around #November 15-16 in the region ).

The figures for the next few days will have to be closely scrutinized, with the first fallout after #Christmas. #Closely. #To see if a new epidemic outbreak occurs. #And especially in what proportions. #Read our decryption here.

#Read also : #Everything you need to know about the vaccination strategy in the region

The results this #Thursday, #December 31 in the morning in the hospitals of the region:

• 4,216 people are currently hospitalized (+37 in 24 hours). #Peak of wave 1: 3,055 patients on #April 6. #Peak wave 2: 7,200 patients on #November 16
• 248 new hospitalizations in 24 hours
• 401 people in intensive care units (-17 in 24 hours)
• 24 new intensive care admissions in 24 hours
• 45 new deaths in 24 hours
• 6,674 deaths since the start of the epidemic in hospitals in the region

The results this #Thursday, #December 31 in the morning in the hospitals of the #Rhône:

• 1009 people are currently hospitalized (same figure in 24 hours)
• 64 new hospitalizations in 24 hours