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Last day 8,975 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed. Human testing is expanding in the country, but the number of new cases is still significantly higher than in recent days, when around 7,000 cases were recorded. cases of infection.
In addition, 53 new coronavirus outbreaks were identified and another 46 patients with COVID-19 were admitted to hospital intensive care units. The total number of people treated in them increased to 473.
As of September 1, 30,661 deaths from COVID-19 were confirmed in the country, according to the health agency Sante Publique France.
According to her, the R-value of the virus spread index is currently 1.3. This means that an average of 13 people will be infected by 10 infected people.
The latest figures were released in Paris and several other cities after the requirement to wear protective masks in all public places came into force. They are also required for children over 11 years old who returned to school this week.
However, residents of some cities are stubbornly pushing for more lenient rules about masks, such as at night or in areas where crowds don’t often gather.
A court in southeastern Lyon on Friday ordered authorities to loosen the rules to take account of “local circumstances”, but strict requirements remain for now.
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