Paris, Oct 17, 2020, SPA -- The French health ministry reported a record number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, on Saturday at 32,427, after reporting 25,086 yesterday, according to Reuters. The total number of infections since the start of the year now stands at 867,197 while the total number of deaths stands at 33,392, up by 90 from Friday. --SPA 22:14 LOCAL TIME 19:14 GMT 0026 www.spa.gov.sa/w1430879