With 516 new deaths recorded Thursday, the epidemic of new coronavirus has made 21,856 deaths in France since the beginning of March, but the number of patients hospitalized in intensive care continues its decline, continues for two weeks, according to the general direction of Health.
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The epidemic killed 13,547 people in hospitals, or 311 more deaths in 24 hours, and 8,309 in nursing homes and other medico-social establishments (+205), specifies the DGS in a press release.