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France reports fewer coronavirus hospital deaths; toll reaches 5,532

When deaths from people in old age care facilities in France are added the overall figure is now 7,560.

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France on Saturday reported 441 coronavirus hospital deaths in 24 hours, lower than the record number of 588 recorded the previous day, reports FRANCE 24.

This brought the total number of deaths to 7,560 since the epidemic began, top health official Jérôme Salomon told reporters. Of these, 5,532 died in hospital and 2,028 in old age facilities.

Salomon said there were now 28,143 people with coronavirus in hospital in France – up 711 from the day before, with 6,838 of them in intensive care – a daily increase of 176 critical patients.

Read more of this report from FRANCE 24.