Since the start of the pandemic, the number of hospital intensive care beds has been brought up to 7,665 beds from its usual base of 5,000. Of those, 7,053 are now occupied – 5,109 by Covid patients, according to Covid Tracker. Health Minister Olivier Véran said the number of patients in intensive care could peak at 10,000 at the end of April. In comparison, at the peak of the health crisis last spring, on April 8th, 7,148 people were being treated in intensive care units across France. During the second wave, intensive care patients peaked at 4,919 on November 16th.

Source: The Local April 02, 2021 14:36 UTC