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