France reports 4,353 COVID-19 patients in intensive care, new 2021 high

PARIS — The number of people in intensive care units with COVID-19 in French hospitals rose by 66 to 4,353, a new 2021 high, the health ministry reported on Saturday.

Nearly a third of French people entered a month-long lockdown on Saturday as the government aims to contain the spread of the highly contagious virus.

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