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France's Covid-19 daily death toll hits new five-week low with 166 fatalities

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France's Covid-19 daily death toll hits new five-week low with 166 fatalities
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France reported 166 coronavirus deaths on Saturday, a new five-week low after Friday's figure of 218 was also the lowest daily death toll in over a month.

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The total number of COVID-19 deaths in France since March 1 rose however to 24,760 it added the fourth highest in Europe.

Pressure on intensive care units eased a bit further meanwhile, the data showed, with a net decline of 51 patients.

The last time the number of daily reported deaths was below 166 was on March 22, when it represented only those reported by hospitals.

The current figure also includes deaths in elderly care facilities and at home.

The government has announced the country's strict lockdown will be eased from May 11, but the pace will be slower in harder hit areas such as the greater Paris region and the northeast quarter of the country.

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