(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 23, 2020, a woman carries a shopping bag past an entrance of the Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris, the day before Christmas' eve. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)
On Saturday, France hit a new high of 104,611 COVID-19 infections, topping the 100,000 mark for the first time since the pandemic began, as the omicron variant’s fast spread persisted.
COVID patients in intensive care increased by 28 to 3,282, according to health officials.
