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July 27, 2021 France has recorded almost 27,000 new cases of Covid in the last 24 hours, the highest since the end of April.



According to reports from the health authorities, the infections recorded in the last 24 hours are 26,871, against 18,181 on last Tuesday, the highest daily figure since April 28.



Masks are back


In France, the rule of the mask also outdoors has already been introduced, although only in the Bordeaux region, one of the main French cities, and in several tourist areas of the surrounding region, the Gironde.



The measure adds to the ban on alcohol consumption on the street, while calls for vaccination continue to echo: the latest in chronological order is that of the French Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, launched from his twitter profile: "Do not delay, get vaccinated! ".



One in two people fully vaccinated


One in two French people is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, with two doses or only one if they are cured or who have received the single-dose injection of Johnson & Johnson. This was announced tonight by the Directorate General for Health.



The level is still far from the collective immunity threshold estimated in France at around 90%, especially to deal with the delta variant. 40,719,515 people vaccinated in France with the first dose (the threshold of 40 million was exceeded yesterday), that is 60.4% of the total population, and 34,026,476 people completely covered, equal to 50.5% of the population.