This was announced by the head of the General Directorate of Health of France, Jerome Salomon. The broadcast of his speech was carried out on Twitter department.
“Today (March 20 - RT ), 12,612 people are sick in France, the number of deaths is 450,” he said.
At the same time, 5,226 infected with coronavirus were hospitalized in France, of which 1,297 were in critical condition in intensive care.
Previously reported 10 995 cases of infection with COVID-19 in France.
French President Emmanuel Macron called the situation with coronavirus the most serious health crisis in the country in a century.