France Reports Over 27,000 New COVID-19 Cases in One Day Increase

Highest Daily Cases Since Outbreak... Total Confirmed Cases Near 720,000
Paris, Marseille, and Other Major Cities Designated as Highest Alert Zones

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) is rapidly increasing in France.

On the 10th (local time), the French Ministry of Health announced that the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases reached 718,873, an increase of 26,896 from the previous day. The number of new confirmed cases on this day is the highest since the outbreak of COVID-19.

The death toll increased by 54, totaling 32,684.

France recorded a record number of new confirmed cases on the 7th with 18,746, on the 8th with 18,129, on the 9th with 20,339, and continuing through this day.

The positive rate compared to COVID-19 tests over the past seven days rose from 10.4% the previous day to 11%. France conducts over one million COVID-19 tests per week.

As the spread of COVID-19 accelerates, the French government on the 23rd of last month set alert levels according to the regional COVID-19 spread status and established measures to be followed at each level.

As of this day, major cities and their surrounding areas such as Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Lille, Grenoble, and Saint-?tienne have been designated as the highest alert COVID-19 zones.

Areas classified as highest alert zones cannot have bars operating, and restaurants may open only under conditions that comply with health guidelines, such as collecting customer contact information.

The highest alert level is assigned when the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases exceeds 250 per 100,000 people, elderly patients exceed 100 per 100,000 people, and 30% to less than 60% of intensive care unit beds are occupied by COVID-19 patients.

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