The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France has reached 716, with 11 fatalities, the French health authorities said on Saturday, Trend reports citing Sputnik.
"Since 24 January 2020, France has confirmed 716 COVID-19 cases. Eleven people have died since the epidemic outbreak", the government said.
Given that as of 6 March, there were 577 COVID-19 cases in the country, the number of those infected with the virus increased by more than 100 over the past 24 hours.
In Belgium, there have been 169 confirmed cases of the disease so far with 60 of them being detected over the past 24 hours, according to the FPS (Federal Public Service) Public Health,
Sweden reported that a total of 161 people had contracted the disease with more than 100 of them being registered in the capital of Stockholm, according to the local authorities. Seventy-six patients are people recently returned from Italy or contacted with them.
Croatia also confirmed on Saturday another coronavirus case, the 12th one in the country.
Poland has registered its sixth COVID-19 patient.