France hits unwanted milestone: Over 100,000 virus deaths
By SYLVIE CORBET and ANGELA CHARLTONApril 15, 2021 GMT
PARIS (AP) 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.
The moment prompted a message of solidarity from French President Emmanuel Macron.
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France s pandemic death toll set to pass 100,000 amid surge
SYLVIE CORBET and ANGELA CHARLTON, Associated Press
April 15, 2021
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1of18FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2020 file photo, a woman walks by empty restaurants in the center of Lyon, central France. France is expected Thursday April 15, 2021, to pass the grim milestone of 100,000 COVID-19 deaths, 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.Laurent Cipriani/APShow MoreShow Less
2of18FILE - In this March 23, 2020 file photo, a victim of the COVID-19 virus is evacuated from the Mulhouse civil hospital, eastern France. France is expected Thursday April 15, 2021, to pass the grim milestone of 100,000 COVID-19 deaths, 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.Jean-Fra
Experts Think France s COVID Death Total, Now Over 100K, Underestimated by Thousands
On 4/15/21 at 2:51 PM EDT
France became the third country in Europe to reach the grim milestone of 100,000 COVID-19-related deaths, as new infections and deaths surge due to virus variants. The announcement comes as France added 300 new deaths Thursday to the previous total of 99,777.
However, experts said the 100,000 mark is an understatement by thousands, accordion to the Associated Press.
Lionel Petitpas is the president of the group Victimes Du COVID-19, a Facebook page that allows family members to share memories of their loved ones lost to the virus. Petitpas himself lost his wife Joelle to COVID-19 in March last year and told the AP that families of victims want the government to make a collective gesture to recognize our collective loss.
PARIS France s coronavirus death toll is expected to pass 100,000 on Thursday 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. The country of 67 million will be the eighth in the world to reach the symbolic mark, and the third in Europe after the United Kingdom and Italy. The cumulative death toll since the start of the epidemic totalled 99,777 on Wednesday evening. In recent days, French health authorities have been reporting about 300 new daily deaths from COVID-19. Lionel Petitpas, president of the association Victims of COVID-19, told the Associated Press that the number of 100,000 deaths is an important threshold.
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