France's new COVID-19 cases up 1,695, a more than two-month high
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 09:51 | 05 August 2020
- Modified Date: 09:51 | 05 August 2020
France reported 1,695 new COVID-19 infections over 24 hours, at 194,029, the highest daily increase since May 30, when they were up by 1,828, health ministry data showed on Wednesday.
In a statement, the ministry also said the number patients in intensive care units in French hospitals for the disease went down by four, at 384, after increasing for two days in a row.