(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) France's new confirmed cases in a single day exceed 10,000 for the first time
China News Agency, Paris, September 13 (Reporter Li Yang) On the 12th local time, the number of new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in France exceeded 10,000 in a single day for the first time.
According to the epidemic data released by the French Ministry of Health that night, the number of newly confirmed cases in France reached 10,561 in a single day on the 12th.
This is the first time that the number of new confirmed cases in France exceeded 10,000 in a single day since the outbreak.
The cumulative number of confirmed cases in France exceeded 370,000 on the day, reaching 373,911.
The data also showed that the number of cluster infections under investigation increased to 772 on the 12th, and 86 new cluster infections were added in a single day on the 12th; the positive rate of virus detection in the last seven days is still at a high level of 5.4%.
The number of deaths from new coronary pneumonia in France is now 30,910.
At present, 5216 patients with new coronary pneumonia are hospitalized in France, 61 more than the previous day; among them, the number of inpatients in the greater Paris area is now 2381, ranking first among all major regions in France.
In the past week, there were 2,432 newly hospitalized patients in France, of which 417 were severely ill.
According to official data, the number of virus tests in France in the past week still exceeded 1 million; the number of single-day virus tests in the Greater Paris area exceeded 20,000, and the number of single-day virus tests in Paris was about 5,000.
French Prime Minister Castel was tested again for the new crown virus on the 12th, and the result was still negative.
Due to previous close contact with people infected with the new crown virus, Castel spent most of this week in the prime minister's office under quarantine.
The French Prime Minister's Office said on the same day that because Castel tested negative for the virus on both occasions, he would not continue to be isolated.
The infected person who was in close contact with Castel was Prudom, the director of the Tour de France.
The Prime Minister's Office reiterated that Castel and Prudome have strictly complied with relevant epidemic prevention regulations.
Castel said in his speech the day before that French local governments should decide on their own control measures to respond to the epidemic in accordance with changes in the epidemic.
Many places in France are formulating local measures to deal with the epidemic, including Guadeloupe, an overseas province.
According to a report by the Guadeloupe Health Department, the number of infected people per 100,000 residents in the area has reached 210, indicating that the virus is "actively spreading."
The local plan is to shorten the business hours of restaurants, cafes and bars, and should close before 10 pm on weekdays.
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