Jump in France’s Daily COVID-19 Death Toll Tied to Unreported Hospital Cases

A health worker, wearing a protective suit and a mask, prepares to administer a nasal swab to a patient at a testing site for the COVID-19 in Paris, on Sept. 14, 2020. Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters

PARIS—A sudden jump in France’s daily death toll from COVID-19 stems from previously unreported cases in one hospital near Paris, according to statements by health authorities.

The health ministry reported on Friday that the total number of deaths from COVID-19 increased by 154 to 31,249, a 4-month high in the daily death toll and triple the levels of the past week.