France records 20,262 new cases, 159 deaths in 24 hours


PARIS, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- France has recorded 20,262 new coronavirus cases in a 24-hour span, raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases since the start of the epidemic to 2,547,771, according to figures released on Friday by health authorities.

Another 159 people have succumbed to the disease in the 24 hours, bringing the total fatalities in France to 62,427, official data showed.

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