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France reports another 395 coronavirus deaths, total toll 19,718
PARIS, April 19, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – France on Sunday reported 395 deaths from COVID-19 in 24 hours as the number of new hospitalisations continued a slow decline.
The new deaths — 227 in hospitals and 168 in nursing homes — brought France’s total epidemic death toll to 19,718, top health official Jerome Salomon told reporters.
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