A few hours after President Emmanuel Macron welcomed a "first victory against the virus", the latest assessment of the coronavirus made was 29,407 coronavirus deaths in the territory. Nine new deaths were recorded in the hospital in 24 hours, the lowest figure since the start of daily checkups in mid-March.

France has registered fewer than 10 new deaths in 24 hours due to Covid-19, the health ministry announced on Sunday, a few hours after President Emmanuel Macron welcomed a "first victory against the virus".

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Nine new deaths were recorded in hospital in 24 hours, the lowest figure since the start of daily reports in mid-March, bringing the total number to 29,407 deaths since the start of the epidemic, according to the latest figures put updated on the website of the Ministry of Health.