Paris, August 19, 2021, SPA -- France reported, during the past 24 hours, 23,973 new cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) as well as 127 deaths. In a statement, the French Ministry of Health said that the total number of cases reached 6,557,356, while the death toll in the country reached 113,182. --SPA 23:58 LOCAL TIME 20:58 GMT 0035 www.spa.gov.sa/w1604878