France reports record 499 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

France reports record 499 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

2020-03-31

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France on Tuesday reported its highest daily number of deaths from COVID-19 since the coronavirus epidemic began, saying 499 more people had died in hospital to bring the toll to 3,523.

There are now 22,757 people hospitalised in France with COVID-19, with 5,565 of them in intensive care, health official Jerome Salomon told reporters in his daily update.

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