Issued on: 18/05/2020 – 19:47Modified: 18/05/2020 – 19:47
France reported 131 new coronavirus deaths on Monday, bringing the total to 28,239, as the number of patients in intensive care units dropped below 2,000 for the first time since March.
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Mondays death toll marks a significant drop from the 483 fatalities reported on Sunday, though the latter figure took into account “additional data” provided by local health agencies.
The number of confirmed cases rose to 142,903 on Monday from 142,481 a day earlier.
The health ministry said the number of people in hospitals fell to 19,015 from 19,361 on Sunday and the number of people in intensive care units dropped to 1,998 from 2,087.
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