According to the data released by the French public health department on January 16, as of the afternoon of the same day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in France exceeded 2.89 million, more than 20,000 new cases from the previous day, and the cumulative number of reported deaths exceeded 70,000.
France’s current rate of positive tests for COVID-19 is 6.49%, with the rate of children testing positive continuing to climb and peaking on January 13, with 10 percent for children under 10 years of age and 8.5% for children aged 10 to 19.
