Fri 24-12-2021 00:51 AM
PARIS, 23rd December, 2021 (WAM) — France had its worst-ever day in terms of new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, with more than 91,000 new cases being recorded while the number of deaths also climbed, as the country battles against a fifth wave of the virus, according to Reuters.
“Today’s figures are not good,” said Health Minister Olivier Veran.
Veran had earlier told reporters that the case number would stand at around 88,000 for Thursday, but the final official tally from the health ministry showed 91,608 new cases.
Veran had already warned earlier this week that France would soon be at 100,000 new COVID-19 cases per day. read more
Data from the health ministry also showed that France registered a further 179 COVID-19 deaths in hospitals over the last 24 hours, while the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units reached 3,208, up by 61 from the previous day.
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