PARIS (Reuters) – France reported 23,448 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, down from 26,362 Wednesday as hospitals declined.
The coronavirus situation in France remained precarious but for now a new national lockout was not needed, French Prime Minister Jean Castex said.
The health ministry reported 360 COVID-19 deaths against 357 on Wednesday, bringing the majority during the near-year pandemic to 77,952. France’s total number of cases is 3.27 million.
The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 was 27,766, down 187 over 24 hours, while 3,240 patients were in intensive care units, down 27 over the same period, initial data from the ministry Geodes site showed Cheers.
Graphic: GRAPHIC-COVID-19 Global Tracker: here
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