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France Reports Surge in New Covid-19 Cases as Omicron Spreads

A lab technician conducts Covid-19 testing at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport on Dec. 14. — A lab technician conducts Covid-19 testing at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport on Dec. 14.
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By Frank Connelly

December 22, 2021 at 7:07 PM UTC

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France reported a jump in Covid-19 infections as the fast-spreading omicron variant tightens its grip on Europe.

New daily cases totaled 84,272 in France on Wednesday, the public health office reported. That’s up by nearly 20,000 from a week earlier. Just two months ago, the seven-day average of infections was fewer than 5,000.