French health authorities reported 7,360 daily new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, the first time the tally has topped 7,000 since Sept 21.
In another sign the virus is ramping up again, the seven-day moving average of daily new cases reached a more than one month high of 5,669.Hospital cases - whose trend usually lags new case data by one to two weeks - were slightly down at 6,524 over 24 hours.
The number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care rose by 5 in 24 hours to 1,039 and by 32 over a week.Reporting by Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by Giles ElgoodSubscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.
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