The spread of the coronavirus continues in the country and the epidemic has just reached a new level this Saturday evening.
According to the latest figures published by Public Health France, 26,896 new contaminations have been recorded in the last 24 hours.
A significant leap forward when we had passed the 20,000 mark the day before for the first time.
In the past 24 hours, health authorities have also recorded 54 new coronavirus-related deaths in hospital.
Bringing the total to 32,684 including 21,852 deaths in hospital.
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The positivity rate of tests, an indicator to be handled with caution, continues its inexorable rise and now stands at 11%, against 10.4% the day before.
According to the Geodes data site, 694 new hospital admissions were recorded this Saturday (against 532 last Saturday).
110 patients entered intensive care (against 103 last Saturday).