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Covid-19 deaths in France cross 55,000-mark: National public health agency

More than 55,000 people have died of the novel coronavirus disease in France, the country's national public health agency, Sante Publique, said in a statement

A health worker collects a swab sample for Covid-19, RT-PCR test at Gandhi Nagar Containment Zone area, in Gurugram on Thursday. Photo: ANI

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More than 55,000 people have died of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France, the country's national public health agency, Sante Publique, said in a statement.

France's coronavirus death toll amounts to 55,155 people, 175 of them have died in the past 24 hours, the agency said.

In total, 2,292,497 cases of COVID-19 have been registered in the country, with 11,022 infections confirmed over the past day.

Over 8,560 people have been admitted to hospitals in the past week.

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First Published: Dec 07 2020 | 8:28 AM IST

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