The number of residents of the Mougins nursing home (Alpes-Maritimes) who died of coronavirus increased this weekend, going from 29 to 31, a spokesperson for the establishment told AFP on Monday 6 April.
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The previous assessment communicated Friday by the private group Korian, which manages this establishment where 109 elderly people reside, had indeed recorded 29 deaths since March 20.
The staff screening results show that 14 of the 50 staff at this nursing home are positive for Covid-19, added the spokesperson for the establishment.
More than 2,000 people have died in nursing homes since March 1, according to authorities.
