France death toll tops 3,000 after biggest daily one-day increase

Only Italy, Spain and China have recorded more deaths

Professor and activist Dr Kristin LawlerTom Smith and Laura Ross, with daughters Caroline, Elizabeth, and AbigailWhile deaths increased by 16 per cent to 3,024, the number of intensive care cases rose by 10 per cent to 5,107. The increase marked the first rise in the figure after a hopeful two days of decline in ICU referrals.

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