France Reports 12,489 New Coronavirus Cases

Saudi Press Agency

Sunday 1442/5/19 - 2021/01/03

Paris, Jan 3, 2021, SPA -- France today, on Sunday recorded 12,489 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, up from the 3,466 reported a day earlier, Reuters cited the country's Health Ministry as saying in a daily update.

The increase was higher than the government's target of 5,000 or less per day and brought the cumulative total to 2,665,728, the ministry's data showed. The COVID-19 death toll was up by 116 to 65,037, after rising by 157 on Saturday.

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