France’s daily COVID-19 cases surge by record 20,339

The number of daily coronavirus infections in France jumped by 20,339 on Friday to reach a total of 691,977, the French Public Health Agency said.

Meanwhile, the number of COVID-19 deaths in the country rose by 62 to a total of 32,630.

Health officials added that the COVID-19 test positivity rate in France rose by 0.6 percentage points from yesterday to reach 10.4%.

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