France Reports 516 New COVID-19 Deaths, Total 21,856

France on Thursday reported 516 new deaths from the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing its overall toll to 21,856 fatalities, the country’s health department said. But it said the number of patients in intensive care is continuing a two-week decline, falling by 165 over 24 hours to 5,053. “We nonetheless remain at an exceptional level, over and above maximum pre-crisis intensive care capacity in France” amounting to 5,000 beds, the health department said in a statement. A majority of the deaths reported (13,547) were in hospital, and the rest in retirement homes and other facilities. Although hospitals

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