France’s coronavirus death toll rose by 81 on Wednesday, or 0.3%, to reach 29,021, which is the fifth-highest death toll in the world.
The rate of increase has decreased compared to Tuesday, when fatalities were up 0.4%, and 102,133 people hospitalized for COVID-19 disease has continued its long-running decline, the health ministry said in a statement.
A total of 18,019 citizens have been hospitalized, and 69,455 successfully recovered.
