Death spike in France on November 7, 1 million cases in Germany … coronavirus update

New reports, new measures and highlights: an update on the latest developments of the Covid-19 pandemic in France and around the world.

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The situation in France

A peak in mortality was reached in France on November 7 with 2,281 deaths that day, a number however lower than the previous peak seen in April during the first wave of the coronavirus epidemic, according to data released Friday by Insee. Between 1 September and 16 November (latest data available), deaths remained high in France, standing at 141,717 deaths from all causes, or 14% more than the same period in 2019 and 16% compared to 2018. “The acceleration of daily deaths since mid-October is very clear,” INSEE points out in this weekly publication.

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Therefore, in the first half of October, the number of daily deaths averaged 1,730 (or 7% more than in October 2019). In the second half of the year there were 1,980 (i.e. 21% more than in 2019 and 14% compared to the first half of October 2020). This acceleration then continued into the first half of November, but at a slower pace. During the first half of November, the death toll soared to 2,180 on average every day, and a peak appears to have been reached on 7 November, with a total of 2,281 deaths occurring that day. However, this peak is lower than that reached during the first epidemic wave, on April 1, with 2,810 deaths. According to still provisional data, deaths between 14 and 20 November are down 10% compared to the previous week.

In total, between 1 March and 16 November, there were 463,576 deaths in France, which is 11% more than in 2019 (+46,200 deaths) and 10% more than in 2018 (+42,000).

The outbreak killed 396 people in hospital in 24 hours, up from 340 on Thursday, bringing the total death toll since the outbreak began to 51,914, Santé Publique France reported Friday. Hospitals now have 3,871 ICU patients, up from 4,006 on Thursday, with 206 new admissions within 24 hours.

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Germany exceeds one million cases

Germany, hit hard by the second wave of the coronavirus epidemic, crossed the threshold of one million people tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday, in a Europe that is carefully loosening its restrictions.

Germany has long been regarded as one of the best European students in managing the epidemic. But the second wave falls there this way at the end of the year, with 1,006,394 cases declared on Friday morning (+22,806 in 24 hours) and 15,586 deaths (+426), which the country will extend into early January. its restrictions, including closing bars and restaurants and limiting participants to private meetings. “We still have to make efforts (…) the number of daily infections is still too high,” Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday evening after more than seven hours of discussions with the leader of Germany’s 16 regional states.

The balance in the world

The pandemic caused by the new coronavirus has done it at least 1,433,378 deaths worldwide since the WHO office in China reported the onset of the disease in late December, according to a report compiled by AFP from official sources on Friday at 11:00 GMT. More than 60,970,250 cases of contamination have been officially diagnosed since the outbreak began.

The United States they are the most affected country, respectively, for both the number of deaths and the number of registered cases 263.462 and 12,885,299. Follow the Brazil (171,460 deaths), L ‘Inde (135,715), the Mexico (104,242) and the United Kingdom (57,031).