The coronavirus epidemic seems to have slowed down in France for eleven days. But there are still 395 additional deaths in the past 24 hours.
Jérôme Salomon, Director General of Health, presented the figures for the coronavirus epidemic which affects France.
Here’s what to remember this Sunday 19th April 2020:
- 19,718: the number of deaths in France since the appearance of the virus. 12,069 people died in hospital and 7,649 died in a nursing home or a medico-social establishment.
- 395: the number of additional deaths in the last 24 hours.
- 30,610 people are still hospitalized today
- 5,744 people are in serious condition in intensive care. This figure continues to fall.
- 36,578 people have been able to return home after hospitalization to date.
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