According to an official report, France has Monday evening 8,911 dead due to Covid-19 since the start of the crisis in the country. In 24 hours, 833 deaths were recorded.

In France, the Covid-19 has caused the death of 8,911 people since the start of the epidemic, we learned from the Minister of Health Olivier VĂ©ran, Monday evening. He reported 833 deaths within 24 hours.

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Of these additional deaths, 605 occurred in hospital settings.

er and the rest in Ehpad or in medico-social establishments he specified. The number of serious intensive care patients recorded its lowest net balance since the start of containment measures with 94 more patients, but "we are not at the end of the epidemic ascent," said the minister.

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