France reports over 100,000 new COVID-19 cases for 2nd consecutive day


PARIS, France -- France on Wednesday reported more than 108,000 new Covid-19 cases, according to data from the National Health Agency.

It was the second consecutive day that daily cases in the country have topped 100,000 after 116,618 cases were recorded the day before.

According to the health agency, both numbers of hospitalizations and intensive care patients are on the decline, stabilizing at 20,757 and 1,728 respectively.

On Monday, the government lifted Covid-19 restrictive measures such as the vaccine pass and the mask mandate in indoor areas.

Some 54 million people in France have received at least one vaccine dose, while almost 40 million have got their booster shots, according to the latest figures from the Health Ministry.

France has also started to administer a fourth vaccine dose to people over the age of 80 who have received their booster shot.

Of the country's 4.1 million people over the age of 80, 3.1 million have already had the booster shot, according to media reports.