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France reports record of more than 332,000 new Covid cases

The number of COVID-19 deaths in French hospitals rose by 246 in the last 24 hours, taking the total since the pandemic began to 97,670.

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France registered a record of more than 332,000 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, while the number of deaths also rose as the country battles a fifth wave of the virus., reports FRANCE 24

The final number of new French COVID cases stood at 332,252 - slightly below an earlier indication given to the French parliament from health minister Olivier Véran.

The number of COVID-19 deaths in hospitals rose by 246 in the last 24 hours, taking the total since the pandemic began to 97,670.

The number of COVID patients in hospital intensive care units (ICUs) stood at 3,695 and there were over 20,000 COVID patients in hospital in total, the highest number since late May.

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