France records 1,000 more Covid-19 deaths bringing death toll to 6,500

There are more than 1,000,000 confirmed cases worldwide and over 54,000 deaths according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

More than 1m cases are now confirmed worldwide. File picture.

France's coronavirus death toll has risen by more than 1,000 to 6,500.

The head of the country's national health agency said the steep rise in fatalities was due to deaths in care homes for the elderly.