At the time, the UK had the highest concentration by far, reporting just over 1,500.
After dropping closer to 1,000 in a brief dip on December 26, French case rates embarked up a steep incline from December 30.
Between then and New Year’s Day 2021, a tidal wave of Covid cases brought the average to nearly twice that reported on December 25.
The new total of approximately 2,300 saw the country clip the UK, which reported an average of 2,250.
Since then, France has remained the most infected country in Europe.
Figures from January 5 show an average rate closer to 3,000 cases per million people.
source: express.co.uk