The number of people diagnosed positive to the new coronavirus in France has increased by more than 30 % in a week, faster than the increase in the number of tests conducted, according to a weekly review published on Thursday.

On the week of 27 July to 2 August, 7.565 people have been tested positive in metropolitan France, or +33 % compared to the previous week which had seen a jump in the number of cases (+57 %, with 5.695).