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French recorded Covid-19 deaths rise on Sunday to 674

Official French figures released on Sunday evening indicated deaths so far in the country from Covid-19 coronavirus infection had risen to a total of 674, up by 112 since Saturday, while there were 16,018 cases of people tested positive for the virus.

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The number of people killed in France by the coronavirus outbreak has increased by another 112 to a total of 674, the country's top  health official said on Sunday, reports Outlook India.

The rise in the death toll was identical to that of the previous day. "The virus kills and it is continuing to kill," said top French health official Jérôme Salomon as he announced the new numbers at a daily briefing.

He said that a total of 16,018 cases of infection had been recorded in France, while warning this was an "underestimate" as not all of those with the virus had been tested, even though 4,000 tests were now being done every day.

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