The rate of positivity continues to increase.
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The number of new positive cases of Covid-19 recorded its traditional weekend decline due to the closure of laboratories, but the positivity rate continues to increase, according to figures from Public Health France released on Monday.
Health authorities counted 4,070 new positive cases in 24 hours, against more than 16,000 daily at the height of the past week.
But the positivity rate continues to rise steadily.
The percentage of infected people among those who are tested is 7.5%, after 7.4% the day before and 5.9% a week ago.
81 people have died in the last 24 hours - against 27 over the previous 24 hours - and 1,246 cases of grouped contamination, or "clusters", are under investigation, 16 more in 24 hours, including 245 in nursing homes.
Nearly 32,000 dead in France
While new restriction measures were announced this week in an attempt to stem the epidemic, 4,069 new hospitalizations have been recorded over the last seven days, including 780 serious cases in intensive care.
Since the start of the epidemic, at least 31,808 people have died from causes related to the coronavirus.
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This week, the Aix-Marseille metropolis and Guadeloupe were placed in the maximum alert zone, a classification which is accompanied by very restrictive measures (including the total closure of bars and restaurants for two weeks).
Eleven other cities, including Paris, are in a heightened alert zone, again with restrictive measures but less than in the “maximum” zone.
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