France Virus Deaths Jump to 5,387 With Nursing Homes Added
- Intensive-care admissions decline on impact of lockdown
- France is third-hardest hit in Europe after Italy and Spain
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France reported a jump in coronavirus deaths on Thursday as the country included fatalities in some nursing homes for the first time. Still, a decline in intensive-care admissions suggest the country’s lockdown is starting to slow the pace of the outbreak.
The health ministry reported 471 new hospital deaths from the coronavirus on Thursday. In addition, it reported 884 deaths in a partial count from nursing homes, bringing the total number to 5,387. Nursing homes weren’t previously included in the statistics.