(Fighting new crown pneumonia) French single-day deaths surge to 365 dead including a 16-year-old girl
China News Agency, Paris, March 26 (Reporter Li Yang) The French new crown pneumonia epidemic accelerated rapidly on the 26th local time, and the number of deaths in a single day surged to 365, including a 16-year-old girl; the cumulative number of confirmed cases in France approached 30,000 on the day .
According to the statistics of the epidemic situation released by the Director of the French General Health Agency Salomon that night, the number of newly confirmed cases in France reached 3,922 on the 26th, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases rose to 29,155. On the 24th, 365 deaths were added, an increase from the previous day 134 cases, the cumulative deaths rose to 1696 cases. The number of confirmed cases and deaths in a single day reached a new high.
According to the epidemic data released on the same day, the death rates of patients in the five regions with severe epidemics all increased significantly. Especially the Greater Paris area and the Greater Eastern Region. Salomon revealed that one of the main reasons for the rise in mortality is the increase in deaths over the age of 65.
However, a death case reported on the same day by the French Ministry of Health caused strong public concern: a 16-year-old girl from the Greater Paris area died of new coronary pneumonia. Salomon confirmed that the 16-year-old girl is currently the first patient to die in that age in France. He also said that the overall health of the girl was not known at the moment.
Statistics from the French health department on the same day showed that the most severely affected area in France is still the Greater Paris area, including the capital Paris. The number of confirmed cases has risen to 8762 and the number of deaths has reached 483.
French Defense Minister Pali announced on the evening of the 26th that 400 French soldiers have been infected with the new crown virus, but their condition is not serious. She also said that the French army will continue to transport patients from the worst-hit areas to other places for treatment in the future.
In addition, a medical-only high-speed rail train carried dozens of critically ill patients from the eastern city of Strasbourg to the western city of Nantes on the 26th. These critically ill patients were subsequently treated at a local hospital in Nantes to relieve pressure on the medical system in the Greater East Region. (Finish)