France reports 389,320 new COVID cases but ICU tally down again
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 09:59 | 22 January 2022
- Modified Date: 09:59 | 22 January 2022
France registered 389,320 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, after seeing four consecutive days with more than 400,000 new cases, but the number of COVID-19 patients went down for the fifth day in a row.
The health ministry reported there were 3,746 COVID patients in intensive care units, 46 fewer than on Friday. It also reported 167 new coronavirus deaths in hospital, taking the cumulative tally to 128,514.
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