The average daily incidence in France has more than doubled in a week.
In France, on Tuesday, January 4, 271,686 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded, which is the highest daily increase in infections in the country since the beginning of the pandemic.
This is reported by The Associated Press.
It is noted that the average daily incidence in France has more than doubled in a week, while the total infection rate in a week has reached more than 1,671 people per 100 thousand of the population.
More than 20 thousand French citizens are currently in hospitals with coronavirus. In intensive care units across the country, more than 72% of COVID beds are filled. Most patients are not vaccinated, although 77% of the French population received at least two doses of the vaccine.
Since the start of the pandemic, more than 123,000 coronavirus-related deaths have been confirmed in France, one of the highest death rates in the world.
The French government has previously tightened a number of quarantine restrictions, in particular by returning the requirement to wear masks in some outdoor areas.
Meanwhile, the UK on Tuesday also reported a record 218,274 new cases of COVID-19 infection, and in Germany 30,561 patients were recorded per day.
