France reports 7,379 new COVID-19 cases, infection rate now exponential
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France reported 7,379 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday, the most since it emerged from lockdown, and just shy of the record the 7,578 high set on March 31 at the peak of its initial wave. Metropolitan France is now seeing an "exponential progression of the virus transmission", the health ministry said in a weekly review of the coronavirus situation. The total number of confirmed cases rose to 267,077.