Figures released Monday by Public Health France show an increase in the epidemic.
The test positivity rate is still increasing, and with 53 more deaths in 24 hours, the total death toll stands at 31,338 victims.
4,103 Covid-19 patients have been hospitalized over the last seven days, and 638 are in intensive care.
The positivity rate (proportion of the number of positive people compared to the total number of people tested) has increased to 5.9% (against 5.7% the day before).
France recorded 5,298 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours, less than this weekend, but the positivity rate increased for the third day in a row, according to data released Monday by Public Health France.
This is less than this weekend, when the country had counted nearly 13,500 new cases on Saturday and more than 10,500 new cases on Sunday.
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The figures for Monday generally mark a brake on the figures for other days, due to the Sunday closure of laboratories in particular.
The positivity rate (proportion of the number of positive people compared to the total number of people tested) has increased to 5.9% (against 5.7% the day before).
Marseille, Nice and Lyon take new health measures
4,103 Covid patients were hospitalized over the last seven days, or 209 more compared to the figures announced the day before, including 638 in intensive care (+45 compared to the day before), said the public health service.
Since the start of the epidemic, at least 31,338 Covid-related deaths have been recorded in France, 53 more than the day before, including 20,778 in hospitals.
After Marseille and Nice, Lyon in turn hardened anti-Covid measures on Monday by limiting public gatherings to 1,000 people, extending the wearing of compulsory masks and limiting visits to nursing homes.