Daily Covid-19 cases in France continue to fall

Paris, Dec 5 : With 11,221 people testing positive for the novel coronavirus in a 24-hour span, France has continued to witness a fall in the number of single-day infections, according to health authorities.
Friday’s figure was lower than Thursday’s 12,696 and well below the record 60,486 reported on November 6, suggesting the country, which entered a second lockdown in late October, is gaining control over the virus resurgence, reports Xinhua news agency.
As of Saturday morning, the total caseload stood at 2,321,703.
Also on Friday, France registered 627 new fatalities, which increased the death toll to 54,859.
Among the new fatalities, 282 died in hospitals, down from 324 registered a day before.
Another 345 new deaths were reported in retirement homes over a three-day period.