More than 42,000 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in 24 hours, according to figures from Public Health France.

France has thus passed the million-case mark since the start of the epidemic. 

France passed the threshold of one million cases of Covid-19 on Friday since the start of the epidemic, and the situation continues to deteriorate with more than 40,000 new cases recorded in 24 hours, according to Public Health France.

A total of 42,032 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded on Friday, a new record since the generalization of large-scale tests, reaching a total of 1,041,075, according to figures released by the agency.