Report has it that France recorded a sharply higher number of infections yesterday as it continued to make its way through a second wave of COVID-19, although the figures are still well below those of a week ago.
Infections more than doubled to 8,803 after a substantial drop to 4,005 on Monday, which had also been a drop of half over Sunday’s numbers.
According to the ministry of health, total infections stand above 2.2 million since record-keeping began in March.
Fatalities fell to 365 from 408 on Monday. The official death toll since March stands at 53,506.
Hospitalizations fell as well, to 9,047 from 9,256. A total of 1,309 people remain in intensive care, down by 35 from the day before.
The positivity rate in France dropped slightly to 10.8% from 10.9% on Monday, a number that continues to trend downward.
According to the latest figures from US-based Johns Hopkins University. Worldwide, the death toll from COVID-19 stands at over 1.47 million since the virus was first detected in Wuhan, China in late December last year. The number of infections totals more than 63.6 million.
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