France new COVID-19 cases surge, deaths also mount

France reported a new surge in confirmed COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours along with another rise in deaths, according to data published from the country's health ministry on Wednesday.

The ministry said there had been a further 16,282 new confirmed COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed cases in France to 2,170,097. It added the death toll had risen to 50,618 - up by more than 380 from the previous day.