France fifth country to report more than 1,000 coronavirus deaths

Record ID: 1465644

  • Title: France fifth country to report more than 1,000 coronavirus deaths
  • Date: 24th March 2020
  • Summary: VANNES, FRANCE (MARCH 20, 2020) (REUTERS) SIGNS FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING VANNES HOSPITAL
  • Embargoed: 7th April 2020 20:32
  • Keywords: COVID-19 France Jerome Salomon confirmed cases coronavirus outbreak deaths
  • Location: PARIS AND VANNES, FRANCE
  • City: PARIS AND VANNES, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Topics: Health/Medicine
  • Reuters ID: LVA003C6EXPAF
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: French authorities reported 240 new deaths from coronavirus on Tuesday (March 24) for a total of 1,100, an increase of 28% that made France the fifth country to cross the 1,000-fatalities threshold after China, Italy, Iran and Spain.
    Health agency director Jerome Salomon told a news conference that the total number of infections in France had risen to 22,300, a 12% jump in 24 hours.
    Salomon said 2,516 people were in a serious condition needing life support, up by 21% from Monday, with 8,000 hospital beds now equipped with ventilators.
    (Production: Stephane Mahe, Ardee Napolitano)
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