10,000 people died from coronavirus in France

France’s total death toll due to coronavirus has surpassed 10,000 and it has recorded the largest daily increase in deaths — a total of 1,417 — according to France’s Health Ministry data published today.

The total number of dead now stands at 10,328, including 7,091 people in hospitals and 3,237 in nursing homes. 

Jerome Salomon, director of the public health authority, said that France has not reached the peak of the epidemic yet. 

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