France coronavirus death toll up again but more positive signs
PARIS: France's registered death toll from coronavirus infections rose towards 18,000 on Thursday , but some data suggested the spread of the virus has been contained after a one-month old national lockdown, officials said.
Corroborating this observation, senior health officials in Paris - the worst-hit region in France - said there was reason for optimism in the fight against the new coronavirus in view of the number of hospitalisations and admissions to ICU units. "The decline in intensive care needs is consolidating, but 6,248 patients in ICU units is a much higher figure than the initial maximum capacity in these units in France," Salomon said.That number was however at its lowest since April 1 and is down by almost 1,000 from its Apr 8 peak of 7,148. Before COVID-19 started to spread, France had 5,000 hospital beds equipped with ventilation gear.
France has the fourth highest tally of fatalities in the world, behind the United States, Italy and Spain. These four countries account for almost two-thirds of the current global total of more than 140,000 deaths.
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