France reports 263 new COVID-19 fatalities in 24 hours, total death toll at 26,643

The total death toll due to coronavirus has reached 26,643 in France, the fifth worst-hit country in the world in terms of human losses, while pressure in hospitals eased for nearly one month, according to the official data released by the Ministry of Health. The number of people in intensive care units, a key indicator of the health system's ability to deal with the pandemic, declined by 64 to 2,712, while hospitalizations were down by 285 to 22,284. A total of 139,519 people infected by COVID-19 have been identified in France since the start of the pandemic on March 1.​

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