The previous maximum rate was recorded on December 25.
In France, over the past day, they recorded 179,807 new cases of coronavirus, a record daily rate since the start of the pandemic.
BFM TV reports.
“According to French public health, for the last 24 hours in France, 179,807 new cases of Covid-19 were detected. This is a record since the beginning of the pandemic, “the newspaper notes.
Over the past day, the hospital recorded 242 deaths associated with coronavirus . A total of 17,405 patients were hospitalized with an infection associated with COVID-19, including 1,634 new hospitalized in 24 hours.
As noted, the previous maximum rate was recorded on December 25, then in France 104.6 thousand patients were found.
Recall that the first cases of infection with the Omicron coronavirus were recorded in Kiev . Experts believe that it is more infectious than Delta.
In addition, the Omicron coronavirus strain may not be detected by PCR tests . The fact is that the sensitivity of different types of tests is not one hundred percent. Many recent studies indicate that most of the vaccines used in the world are either completely ineffective or ineffective against Omicron .
Meanwhile, Australia has recorded the first death associated with the new COVID-19 Omicron strain.
