The coronavirus epidemic has caused 81 new deaths in 24 hours in French hospitals, bringing the total toll to 29,021 deaths since the start of the epidemic, according to the balance sheet released Wednesday by the Directorate General of Health.
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This assessment does not include deaths in social and medico-social establishments in the past 24 hours. At the same time, the number of intensive care patients continues to decrease.
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