French new COVID-19 cases steady on average and hospitalisations down

The number of people in France who have died from COVID-19 infections rose by 724, to 80,147 - the seventh-highest death toll globally - versus 458 on Monday and a seven-day moving average of 416.

France reported 18,870 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, up from Monday's 4,317 figure but down versus last Tuesday's total of 23,337 as the case count trend remained steady and hospital numbers went down again after a two-day increase. The seven-day moving average of new infections, which evens out daily reporting irregularities, stands at 19,348, staying in the 19,200-20,700 range it has been in since Jan 20.

The total cumulative number of cases increased to 3.36 million, the sixth-highest in the world. The number of people in France who have died from COVID-19 infections rose by 724, to 80,147 - the seventh-highest death toll globally - versus 458 on Monday and a seven-day moving average of 416.

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