PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Ministry of Fitness said it recorded 5,429 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, a new cap after the lockout and a point of new infections detected from the peak of the outbreak in early April.
The total number of other people affected by the virus in France now stands at 253,587.
The Ministry of Health said the cumulative number of deaths and hospitalizations in COVID-19 on Wednesday was not yet due to a technical problem.
On Tuesday, the ministry reported that the cumulative number of deaths had increased from 16 to 30,544 and said another 4,600 people were hospitalized with COVID-19, adding 410 in intensive care.
Reporting through Geert De Clercq; Editing via Chris Reese
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