Number of French COVID-19 patients in ICUs below 6,000 again

French health authorities said on Tuesday that the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units (ICUs) fell by 58 to 5,943, after the ICU tally set a one-year high of 6,001 on Monday.

The total number of people in hospital with COVID-19 also fell, by 315 to 30,281, a 17-day low, health ministry data showed. The ministry reported 325 new COVID-19 deaths in hospitals, compared to 398 on Monday.