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Number of Covid patients in intensive care in France at highest level this year
French intensive care units rose by 84 on Tuesday to a new 2021 high of 4,634, health ministry data showed.But the number of new infections, at 14,678, was the lowest since Jan. 3, excluding Mondays, when case numbers dip because fewer tests are done over the weekend.Also Read | Field report: A groundswell of anti-incumbency in Mamata’s BengalA third of France's population, including the Paris region, has since Friday been under a lockdown that is due to last four weeks.