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France registers surge in Covid-19 hospitalisations

Health ministry reported said number of Covid-19 patients in French hospitals rose by 618 to 12,714, the second-highest net one-day increase this year behind the net increase of 732 on April 6, when patient tally was above 30,600.

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France on Tuesday registered a surge in COVID-19 hospitalisations as a rise in new infections in mid-November led to an increase in patient numbers, reports the National Post.

The health ministry reported that the number of COVID-19 patients in French hospitals rose by 618 to 12,714, the second-highest net one-day increase this year behind the net increase of 732 on April 6, when the patient tally was above 30,600.

Due to one of Europe’s highest vaccination rates, a rise in new cases now has less impact on hospital numbers than in the spring.

Read more of this report from the National Post.