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France s COVID-19 death toll set to pass 100,000 amid surge
FILE PHOTO: A medical crew from Angers hospital prepares to take away a COVID-19 patient on a stretcher after his transfer by helicopter from the Ile de France region to Angers hospital, France, on Mar 15, 2021. (Photo: REUTERS/Stephane Mahe)
15 Apr 2021 06:04PM (Updated:
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PARIS: France s coronavirus death toll is expected to pass 100,000 on Thursday (Apr 15) after a year of hospital tensions, on-and-off lockdowns and personal loss that have left families nationwide grieving the pandemic’s unending, devastating toll.
France hits unwanted milestone, records over 100,000 coronavirus deaths
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By Press Association 2021
People wearing masks to prevent the spread of Covid-19 cross the Bir Hakeim bridge in Paris (Michel Euler/PA)
France became the third country in Europe after the UK and Italy to reach the unwanted milestone of 100,000 Covid-19-related deaths as new infections and deaths surged due to virus variants.
The country of 67 million is the eighth nation in the world to reach the mark after a year of overwhelmed hospitals, on-and-off coronavirus lockdowns and enormous personal losses that have left families nationwide grieving the pandemic’s impact.
France added 300 new deaths Thursday to the previous day’s tally of 99,777, bringing the total to 100,077 deaths.
By Press Association 2021
People wearing masks to prevent the spread of Covid-19 cross the Bir Hakeim bridge in Paris (Michel Euler/PA)
France became the third country in Europe after the UK and Italy to reach the unwanted milestone of 100,000 Covid-19-related deaths as new infections and deaths surged due to virus variants.
The country of 67 million is the eighth nation in the world to reach the mark after a year of overwhelmed hospitals, on-and-off coronavirus lockdowns and enormous personal losses that have left families nationwide grieving the pandemic’s impact.
France added 300 new deaths Thursday to the previous day’s tally of 99,777, bringing the total to 100,077 deaths.
France hits unwanted milestone: More than 100,000 virus deaths
By Sylvie Corbet and Angela Charlton
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A picture taken on June 15, 2020 shows a view of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP) (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images)
PARIS - France on Thursday became the third country in Europe after the U.K. and Italy to reach the unwanted milestone of 100,000 COVID-19-related deaths as new infections and deaths surged due to virus variants.
The country of 67 million is the eighth nation in the world to reach the mark after a year of overwhelmed hospitals, on-and-off coronavirus lockdowns and enormous personal losses that have left families nationwide grieving the pandemic’s impact.
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