France new COVID-19 cases above 1,600 for second day running


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  • Friday, 07 Aug 2020

FILE PHOTO: A French ambulance man, wearing protective suit and mask, gets ready before to transport to an hospital a man suspected of being infected with the coronavirus disease in Mennecy near Paris as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in France April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

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.

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