Prognosis
France Reports 516 Coronavirus Deaths, Lowest Toll in Four Days
Medical staff prepare nasal swabs for analysis at the Croix-Rousse hospital in Lyon, France, on April 21.
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France reported deaths linked to the coronavirus rose at the slowest pace in four days, increasing by 516 to 21,856 fatalities, according to data from the Health Ministry published Thursday.
The number of patients in intensive care, which health authorities have said is an indicator of the outbreak’s impact on France’s hospital system, fell by 165 to 5,053, the lowest since March 29. The overall number of hospitalized patients fell for a ninth day to 29,219, the lowest in more than two weeks.