France reported its highest daily level of coronavirus cases since the end of a two-month lockdown period in May, reports Euronews.
The French health ministry on Sunday reported 4,897 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, which is a jump from Saturday's numbers when 3,602 cases were reported.
The death toll also increased by one, bringing the total number of fatalities to 30,513.
The numbers come as France's health minister Olivier Véran said the virus is circulating four times more among people under the age of 40 than among people aged over 65.
In comments to France's Journal Du Dimanche (JDD) published on Sunday he said gatherings and parties where social distancing rules were ignored was mainly to blame.
"We're in a risky situation," Véran told the newspaper.
He also warned the COVID-19 was on the rise among the elderly too.