In France, 8,975 cases of coronavirus infection were recorded per day, which is a record figure since the beginning of the epidemic, according to the Directorate General of Health (DGS) of the country.
At the end of March, the maximum increase in cases per day was 7578 cases.
On Wednesday and Thursday, more than 7 thousand cases were recorded per day.
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic in France, 30,686 people have died.