Europe 1 with AFP 7:37 p.m., December 25, 2021, modified at 7:38 p.m., December 25, 2021

France crossed the threshold of 100,000 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours on Saturday, unprecedented, while the government must reassess the situation on Monday.

With 104,611 new cases in 24 hours, the country has reached a threshold unprecedented since the start of the epidemic in March 2020

France crossed the threshold of 100,000 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours on Saturday, Christmas Day, unprecedented, while the government must reassess the situation on Monday.

With 104,611 new cases in 24 hours, the country has reached a threshold unprecedented since the start of the epidemic in March 2020, according to figures released Saturday evening by Public Health France.

The 50,000 mark was passed on December 4 and this figure has therefore doubled in three weeks, according to data from the health agency.

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