France exceeded, Friday, October 23, the threshold of one million cases of Covid-19 since the start of the epidemic.
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, 410 more than the day before, a new record since the generalization of large-scale tests, to reach a total of 1,041,075.
The death toll has also increased, with 298 new deaths recorded in 24 hours, for an overall death toll of at least 34,508 since the start of the epidemic.
The test positivity rate continues to climb, to 15.1% against 14.3% the day before, and only 4.5% at the beginning of September.
Curfew extension
More than 2,000 new patients were hospitalized (for a total of 15,008), and 299 new serious cases admitted to intensive care, or 37 more than the day before, bringing to 2,441 the number of seriously ill patients in intensive care, 122 of more in 24 hours.
Over the last seven days, 1,714 Covid-19 patients have been admitted to intensive care, indicates the health agency.
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Faced with the gravity of the situation, the government announced on Thursday the extension of the curfew to 38 new departments and to French Polynesia.
About 46 million inhabitants are now affected by this measure, which has become inevitable according to Emmanuel Macron, who estimated on Friday that "in the phase in which we are, we have no other choice".
With AFP
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