Paris: The highly contagious Delta Covid variant “now accounts for around 20 percent of new cases” in France, said the health minister of Olivier Veran.
The Delta variant “gradually became dominant (in France) because in all countries in the world” Xinhua news agency quoted the Veran told France radio info on Tuesday.
The same virus variant has represented 9 to 10 percent of new infections according to official figures released a week ago.
Meanwhile, “its shares continue to increase in percentages, not in the term absolute, because the total number of cases decreases”, the minister added, urging people to remain vigilant.
Overall Coronavirus Caseload in France currently reaches 5,835,885, with 111,230 deaths.
The average seven days of daily positive tests were 1,818, sharply fell from around 40,000 which was recorded in early April.
Inpatient regarding Covid continues to fall because the country stimulates restrictions in May.
At present, 8,846 were infected patients treated in hospitals, with 1,304 which were critically ill in intensive care, according to the Ministry of Health.