PARIS (Reuters) – France reported 1,604 new COVID-19 infections over 24 hours, the total staying above the 1,600 threshold for the second day running, health ministry data showed on Thursday.
In a statement, the ministry also said the number of patients in intensive care units for the disease was on the rise again, at 390 versus 384 on Wednesday.
(Reporting by Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by Franklin Paul)
