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The first Minister French, Jean Castex, has tested positive for covid-19The Executive reported today, according to which he was already in isolation because one of his daughters had been infected.
Castex, 56, had had a PCR after being considered a contact case.
According to the latest figures from the health authorities, in the last hours 5,266 cases have been registered in France, up to a total of 7.42 million accumulated since the start of the pandemic, while the number of deaths rises to 118,540, of them 97 on the last day.
Since the start of the vaccination campaign, in December 2020, 51.7 million people have already received at least one dose, a figure equivalent to 76.7% of the total population, and 50.6 million, 75, 1%, they already have the complete guideline.