France has recorded 112 coronavirus deaths in a day, taking its total to 562, the health ministry said on Saturday.
There have been 14,459 confirmed cases, the ministry said in a statement.
It said 1,525 people were in severe condition out of the 6,172 who were currently in hospital. Half the severe cases were people aged under 60.
"We are rapidly moving towards a generalised epidemic across the territory," the ministry concluded.
