In France, 330 people infected with the coronavirus have died in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths since March 1 to 25,531, announced Tuesday May 5 the Directorate General of Health (DGS). This slight increase in the number of daily deaths occurs while the number of people hospitalized continues to decrease at the national level.

The number of people hospitalized for their coronavirus contamination fell to 24,775, 773 fewer than on Monday. Resuscitation services treated 3,430 patients with Covid-19 on Tuesday, 266 fewer.

The decrease in hospital tension in Hauts-de-France has made it possible to change the region from "red" to "orange" on the map prepared for the deconfinement expected from Monday.

Of all the deaths since March 1, 16,060 occurred in hospitals and 9,471 in social and medico-social establishments, mainly Ehpad, writes the DGS in a press release.

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