France reports slightly more new coronavirus deaths, total at 29,778

The number of people who died from coronavirus infection in France rose by 26 to 29,778 on Friday, but people hospitalized for COVID-19 fell below the 9,000 threshold for the first time in more than three months.

That fatalities increase is the highest in three days. France's death toll is the fifth-highest in the world.

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