"The situation is becoming more and more critical in certain territories" warned on Friday March 27 the Director General of Health, Professor Jérôme Salomon, during his daily press briefing. The number of deaths recorded in French hospitals has risen to 1,995, or nearly 300 additional cases in 24 hours, for a total of 32,964 confirmed infections in France.

Jérôme Salomon also announced that the international toll was now 26,000 deaths for 566,000 confirmed cases in 176 countries. Europe remains the epicenter of the epidemic with more than 300,000 cases. The Director General of Health once again congratulated the carers and called on the French people to show solidarity in the face of the crisis.

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