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PARIS, Dec.5 (Xinhua) – With 11,221 people testing positive for coronavirus in a 24-hour span and the number of cases nationwide approaching 2.27 million, France on Friday continued a downward trend in numbers. infections, data from health authorities showed.
The daily figure was lower than Thursday’s 12,696 and well below the record of 60,486 reported on November 6, suggesting that the country, which had introduced a second lockdown in late October, is gaining control over the resurgence of the virus.
A total of 627 new deaths were reported on Friday, bringing the total death toll to 54,767. Among them, 282 COVID-19 patients had died in hospitals from the respiratory disease, up from 324 registered a day earlier. Another 345 new deaths were reported in nursing homes over a three-day period.
A total of 26,311 COVID patients remain in hospitals for treatment, representing a daily drop of 392. Of those hospitalized, 132 left resuscitation units in the past 24 hours, reducing the total number of severe cases to 3,293.
France is planning a three-stage vaccination campaign that will initially target 1 million older people in nursing homes and their staff early next year.
Starting in February, the government aims to vaccinate 14 million people with risk factors related to age or chronic diseases. A more extensive vaccination of the general public is scheduled for the spring. Final product
