FILE PHOTO: A medical worker, wearing a protective suit and face mask, administers a nasal swab to a patient in a testing site for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Nice, France, September 7, 2020. The sign reads "symptomatic people". REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
France has had 10,561 new confirmed Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, health authorities said on Saturday, a new daily record as the number topped 10,000 for the first time.