Sharjah24 – Reuters: French health authorities reported 93,050 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, the highest daily total since Feb 22, and an increase of 16.6% versus a week ago.
The number of new daily infections has now shown a week-oneweek rise for the fourth consecutive day, reversing a declining trend that started end January.
The daily COVID-19 death toll increased by 167, to 139,618, versus a rise of 176 on Monday.
The number of people hospitalised with the disease fell by 309, to 21,899, a low point since early January.