More than 13,000 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours in France

A poster for wearing a mask in Bourgoin Jallieu.

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France recorded 13,215 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours, a new record since the launch of large-scale tests in the country, and 123 new deaths, according to figures released Friday by Public Health France.

Some 3,626 Covid patients have been hospitalized over the last seven days, or 403 more than the figures announced the day before, including 571 in intensive care, said the public health service.

On the other hand, the positivity rate (proportion of the number of positive people compared to the total number of people tested) remained stable at 5.4%.

Since the start of the epidemic, at least 31,249 deaths linked to Covid have been recorded in France, including 20,689 in hospitals.

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