More than 16,000 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours

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A new record.

France has recorded more than 16,000 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, according to data released by Public Health France on Wednesday.

While new restriction measures were announced on Wednesday, 52 Covid-19 patients died in 24 hours in hospital, said the health agency.

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