The Directorate General of Health communicated Thursday evening a new assessment of the coronavirus epidemic in France, with 29,979 deaths since the start of the crisis. The ebb continues, however, in the intensive care unit.

France has recorded 14 new deaths linked to Covid-19, bringing the total number of deaths since the start of the epidemic to 29,979, the Directorate General of Health (DGS) announced on Thursday. At the same time, the number of patients with Covid-19 in intensive care continues to drop, with 512 patients concerned, 529 fewer than on Wednesday.

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