Daily confirmed cases shown as seven-day rolling average. Cumulative cases and deaths available for comparison. Biweekly data helps track pandemic trends over longer periods. Population-based comparisons provided for deaths and cases
R0 measures average number of new cases from single infected person. R0 above 1 indicates likely spread, below 1 suggests outbreak will die out. R0 is similar to SARS (2-5) and HIV (2-5), lower than measles (12-16)
First confirmed case in France on 24 January 2020 in Bordeaux. First COVID-19 death outside Asia occurred on 14 February 2020. Mulhouse religious gathering in February 2020 triggered nationwide outbreak. First French repatriation from China occurred on 31 January 2020