The new assessment of the Directorate General of Health was 30,706 dead in France, more than 7,100 new cases in 24 hours.

Resuscitations continue to increase as does the rate of test positivity. 

More than 7,000 new cases of coronavirus infection have again been recorded in the past 24 hours, according to Public Health France (SpF).

At the same time, the number of patients in intensive care increased significantly for the third consecutive day.

In 24 hours, 21 additional patients died in France, bringing the total of deaths to 30,706 since the start of the epidemic, adds Public Health France.

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Rising resuscitations and positivity rate

7,157 positive cases were confirmed in 24 hours, according to the daily report published by the public health agency on its site, a figure comparable to the level of the day before (7,017).

The test positivity rate, that is to say the proportion of the number of people tested positive in relation to the total number of people tested) resumes its progression, to 4.4% against 4.3% on Wednesday.

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The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalized in intensive care continues to increase, with 18 additional people bringing the total to 464. Globally stable around 400 people last week, this figure had already increased by 15 people on Tuesday and 22 on Wednesday.

However, it is very far from the peak reached on April 8, with 7,148 patients hospitalized for Covid-19 received in intensive care.

23 departments are now considered in a situation of "high vulnerability", and 37 in "moderate vulnerability", a classification carried out by Public Health France based on all the indicators for monitoring the epidemic.