The Covid-19 epidemic continues to progress in France. Some 5,429 additional cases of contamination were recorded in 24 hours, the French Public Health Agency (SPF) announced on Wednesday August 26.

This is the highest daily figure announced since mid-April but also an increase of more than 60% compared to Tuesday's statistics.

The Ministry of Health specifies that the figures for hospitalizations and deaths have not been updated due to a technical problem.

Santé Publique France reported on Tuesday 4,600 patients with Covid-19 hospitalized, including 410 in intensive care, and 30,544 deaths in total since the start of the epidemic.

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