French COVID-19 infections set new post-lockdown daily record
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 08:13 | 12 August 2020
- Modified Date: 08:13 | 12 August 2020
The French health ministry reported 2,524 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, setting a new post-lockdown daily record and taking the country's cumulative total of cases to 206,696.
The seven-day moving average of new infections, which averages out weekly data reporting irregularities, increased to 1,810, the highest level since April 24, when the epidemic was in full swing.
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