“The virus continues in the country,” the French fitness government said in a statement, adding that about a fifth of French departments, or administrative districts, were affected by an “active flow of the disease. “
The seven-day moving average for new infections, which resolved irregularities in reports, was set at a record 5634 and remained above the 5,000 threshold for the fourth consecutive day, compared to a low of 272 on May 27, two weeks after the government was lifted a two-month blockade.
The cumulative number of now is 293,024.
The number of others hospitalized by Covid-19, still well below its april 14 peak of 32,292, highest until Wednesday 28, totaling 4,632, is for the fifth consecutive day, a series that has not been noticed since April.
The government also recorded an increase in the number of patients in resuscitation: 22 new patients, achieving a total of 446 people, well below the record of April 8, 7,148, but for the sixth consecutive day.
The number of other people who died in France from Covid-19 infections increased from 25 to 30,686.
(FRANCE 24 with REUTERS)