Almost 11 thousand people died due to coronavirus in France

This was announced at a press conference by the director general of the country's health department Jerome Salomon.

“The number of deaths in hospitals since March 1 to date is 7 632 people, 82% of them over 70 years. 108 dead under 30 years old. The total number, including hospitals and social institutions, is 10 869 people, ”TASS quoted him as saying.

According to Salomon, 541 patients died due to the virus per day in the country.

Earlier, French Minister of Internal Affairs Christophe Castaner said police had already issued 480 thousand penal receipts to violators of the self-isolation regime.