PARIS (Reuters) – New COVID-19 infections in France increased by nearly 50% in August, which recorded the highest monthly count since the outbreak began this year, while hospitalizations for the disease appear to be emerging again.
The country’s fitness government has reported an additional 3,082 cases in the last 24 hours, a sharp drop of more than 5,000 cases each in the last two days, however, Monday’s figure still has a tendency to decline as there is less evidence on Sundays.
The seven-day moving average for new infections, which solved the irregularities in the reports, 5167, achieving a new record for the fourth consecutive day, compared to a minimum of 272 on May 27, two weeks after the end of its two-week blockade. one month.
The cumulative total of COVID-19 infections in France reached 281,025 to 187,919 at the end of July. In August, new cases accumulated through an average of a record 3,003 consistent with the day, 4 times more than the consistent 746 average. with day in July.
The outbreak of new instances has led the government to reimpose some containment measures, such as making the mask mandatory on the streets, department stores and public transport in almost every major city in the country.
And, starting Tuesday, the mask will also be on the job.
But as the new school year begins this week, French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Jean Castex said they would do their best for a new national blockade.
The number of others hospitalized for the disease decreased by 14% in August compared to July, as the virus now circulates basically among other young people, which do not expand severe symptoms.
But that number increased for the time being on a consecutive day on Monday to 4,582, after falling for about two weeks, and the number of others in extensive care increases for the fourth consecutive day, to 409.
These figures remain very low from their respective peaks of 32,292 and 7,148 observed in April, however, fitness experts largely follow trends.
France reported on Monday 29 new deaths by COVID-19, meaning that the average death rate fell to a new low of 12 in August, up from 14 July and a peak of 695 in April.
(Report via Benoit Van Overstraeten; edited through Franklin Paul and Lisa Shumaker)