French hospitals have recorded an additional 605 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, for a total of 6,494 since the start of the epidemic, the Minister of Health announced on Monday. As of Sunday, the daily number of hospital deaths fell to 357 from 441 on Saturday and 588 on Friday. “ We are not at the end of the epidemic ascent. The numbers show it, ”said Olivier Véran. “ We must continue our mobilization of citizens by staying at home. "
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Adding the still partial number of deaths in Ehpad (accommodation establishments for dependent elderly) and other social establishments, which amounted to 2417 against 2189 Sunday, the COVID-19 epidemic claimed the lives of 8911 people in France since March 1. The number of serious cases in intensive care reaches 7,072, against 6,978 on Sunday, an increase of 94 cases against 140 cases the day before.
The total number of contamination cases confirmed by PCR test amounted to 98,010, against 92,839 Sunday, taking into account the tests carried out in hospitals and in nursing homes. Olivier Véran announced a vast screening operation intended in particular for medico-social establishments.
