France reports 441 new coronavirus deaths, total now 7,560
Caption: An ambulance from the Red Cross transports a patient infected with COVID-19 after disembarking from an helicopter at the Nimes air base, south of France, on April 4, 2020, during an evacuation operation from the hard-hit East of France where hospitals are overwhelmed.–AFP
France on Saturday reported 441 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, lower than the record number of 588 the previous day.
This brought the total to 7,560 deaths since the epidemic began, top health official Jerome Salomon told reporters. Of these, 5,532 died in hospital.