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Business News/ News / World/  France coronavirus death toll up again but more positive signs
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France coronavirus death toll up again but more positive signs

The total of people in intensive care units (ICU) fell for the ninth day in a row
  • At 18,681 the number of fatalities is up 4,2% over 24 hours, with the rate of increase decelerating for the second day running
  • A volunteer holds a sign reading 'COVID-19' at a food distribution center Friday, April 17, 2020, in the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles. Food banks in the state have seen a spike in numbers as the state's unemployment level has jumped to to 5.3% for the month of March. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) (AP)Premium
    A volunteer holds a sign reading 'COVID-19' at a food distribution center Friday, April 17, 2020, in the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles. Food banks in the state have seen a spike in numbers as the state's unemployment level has jumped to to 5.3% for the month of March. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) (AP)

    PARIS : France registered 761 more deaths from coronavirus infections on Friday, bringing the total to 18,681, the fourth-highest tally in the world, but the number of people in hospital has declined for a third day running.

    And, in another sign that the lockdown put in place a month ago is working, Jerome Salomon, head of the public health authority, said the total of people in intensive care units (ICU) fell for the ninth day in a row, at 6,027, a low point since April 1.

    At 18,681 the number of fatalities is up 4,2% over 24 hours, with the rate of increase decelerating for the second day running.

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    Published: 18 Apr 2020, 12:05 AM IST
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