A man crosses an empty street in the central business district of Singapore on April 7, 2020, as the country ordered the closure of all businesses deemed non-essential as well as schools to combat the
A man crosses an empty street in the central business district of Singapore on April 7, 2020.

France General Health Director Jerome Salomon, on Tuesday, disclosed that the country has recorded 10,328 deaths of people suffering from COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus.

A breakdown of the development shows that the country recorded 7,091 deaths in hospitals and 3,237 deaths in nursing homes and similar institutions.

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The numbers have picked up sharply since authorities started compiling systematic returns from old people’s homes. However, the rise in-hospital deaths, at 607 in 24 hours, is similar to Monday’s increase.

“We are not yet at the peak, because every evening there are a few more patients hospitalised, and every evening there are a few more patients in intensive care,” Salomon said.

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“And so we are still only in the rising phase of the epidemic, even though it is slowing a bit,” he added.

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