PARIS – In France, 7,017 cases of coronavirus infection have been shown in more than 24 hours, the country’s public fitness firm said Wednesday.
The number of new infections accelerated from 5,000 the day before, but near Friday’s point (7,319) and the peak of 7,578 on March 31.This is the third time France has recorded a death toll of more than 7,000 since the start of the epidemic.
The rate of positivity of checks, or the proportion of other people who tested positive compared to the total number of other people reviewed, 4.3%, the same as the previous day.
Between Tuesday and Wednesday, 25 other people died from the disease, bringing the death toll to 30,686 since the outbreak began.The cumulative number of infections is now 293,024.
The number of patients with COVID-19 hospitalized in extensive care continued to increase, with another 22 people, bringing the total to 446.The number of outbreaks, or “groups” under investigation, increased from 39 to 384.
The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) reported that more than one million tests have been carried out in the seven days (1,004,859).