Coronavirus is enhancing the trouble of France. The nation has reported  24,392,  cases while another 242 people have died in the past 24 hours.

According to figures released by health authorities on Saturday, The daily tally of new cases, up from 22,858 on Friday, has brought the national tally to 3,177,879, the second-highest number in Europe after Britain. Since France reported its first corona cases in late January 2020, a total of 75,862 people have succumbed to the respiratory disease. As of Saturday, 27,282 patients were hospitalized, including 3,113 in intensive care units, down by 26 and 17 respectively.

France has started vaccination drive against corona. Health ministry said, a total of 1,447,155 people had been vaccinated so far, including 24,201 who received their second jab. French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Friday ruled out a new lockdown. Instead, he announced a raft of tougher restrictions.

Talking about the global Coronavirus cases, the deadly virs  rise unabated across the globe, with nearly 102.6 million infected by the deadly contagion. While 74,299,138 have recovered, 2,214,227 have died so far. The US remains the worst-hit country with 26,500,252, followed by India, Brazil, Russia and the United Kingdom. Talking about India, the nation witnessed 12,516 fresh cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The total number of active cases in the country has fallen to 171,968, while the caseload tally stands at 10,733,487.

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