The number of deaths in hospitals in France due to the coronavirus Covid-19 decreased significantly between Friday and Saturday, announced Saturday April 4 Jerome Salomon. The Director General of Healtha reports the death of 441 more people in a hospital environment (against 588 the day before) bringing this toll to 5,532. This relapse in daily mortality comes as the number of deaths had risen Friday compared until Thursday (471).

However, the bad news continues to pour in the upswings of social and medico-social establishments (Ehpad). Health authorities estimate the number of deaths in these at 2,028 deaths since the start of the epidemic.

The total number of deaths since March 1 is 7,560, said Jérôme Salomon.

In hospitals, 6,838 people are in intensive care, an additional 502 people and a balance of 176 patients compared to the previous day, he added.

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