France Reports 50,659 New COVID-19 Cases Over 24 Hours

People, wearing protective masks, shop at a local market in Nantes amid the COVID-19 outbreak in France, on April 1, 2021. Stephane Mahe/Reuters

PARIS—France reported 50,659 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, against 59,038 on Wednesday and 45,641 reported on Thursday a week ago, Health Ministry data showed.

A total of 5,109 people were in intensive care units in France with COVID-19, up by 56 from a day earlier.