France recorded 357 deaths from covid-19 in hospitals in the last 24 hours, the lowest number in a week, the Directorate General of Health announced on Sunday.
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In total, 8,078 people have died in the country since the epidemic broke out, 5,889 of them in the hospital and 2,189 in non-hospital centers, such as medicalized nursing homes.
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France also recorded a lower figure than in previous days of new intensive care patients. “The number is progressively decreasing,” according to the statement, although there are still nearly 7,000 patients on resuscitation.
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Despite encouraging figures, the DGS warned that “the epidemic continues to hit hard” on France.
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In total, 28,891 people are still hospitalized, that is to say 748 more than on Saturday. Since the beginning of the epidemic, 16,000 patients have been completely cured, according to these sources.
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