PARIS (REUTERS) - The tally of new Covid-19 cases in France has accelerated further despitethe start of a third lockdown over the weekend, and the number of people in intensive care has hit a new four-month high, health ministry data showed.

France reported 15,792 new coronavirus cases on Monday (March 22), more than double the 6,471 reported last Monday and the highest number on a Monday since the peak of the second wave in early November.