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Ten more patients have died from coronavirus in the Alpes Maritimes and the Var bringing the total number of deaths from the virus in both regions on Sunday evening to 226, (117 in the Alpes Maritimes and 109 in the Var).
80 patients are currently in intensive care in hospitals in the Alpes Maritimes and 53 in hospitals in the Var. In both regions a total of 545 people are to date hospitalised due to the coronavirus.
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In the Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur region since the start of the coronavirus epidemic 2,377 people have been discharged from hospital. The number of people diagnosed in the PACA to date is 10,309 and 317 patients have died from the virus. 1,777 remain in hospital including 436 in intensive care.
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According to the daily report delievered by France's director general of health on Friday, more than 13,000 people have died in France since the start of the coronavirus epidemic. Among which "a child under 10 years old" in the Ile-de-France whose cause of death was also related to other health issue announced Jérôme Salomon.
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The Monaco government has announced the extension of confinement until May 3 inclusive
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The Monaco government has announced the extension of confinement until May 3 inclusive
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Find out more from Blevins Franks during the confinement period.
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Police from the region's Road Safety Squadron have report several speeding offenses on partially deserted roads during confinement. On Thursday morning a motorcyclist was flashed doing 190 km / h on part of the A8 motorway between Nice and Monaco which is limited to 110km/h.
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France on Thursday reported its first fall in the number of patients in intensive care suffering from COVID-19 since the coronavirus epidemic began, with 82 fewer people in intensive care units compared with the day before.
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French president Emmanuel Macron made an unnanounced visit to Marseille today
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Seven deaths have been reported in two nursing homes in the commune of Châteauneuf, Pré du Lac and Diamantine, five of which were due to Covid-19.
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The confinement measure introduced in France in an attempt to stem the spread of the conoravirus "will be extended" beyond April 15th. The French President Emmanuel Macron is to address the nation on Monday 13th shortly after 8pm to present decisions made concerning the fight against the epidemic for the next few weeks.
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The Mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, has given a press conference early this evening in which he gave more details of the mandatory wearing of masks in Nice
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A 16 year old boy has died while jogging in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. The young boy had reportedly gone for a jog during the confinement on Monday morning.
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According to the latest figures released 30,000 people are hospitalized in France due to Covid-19. 7131 patients are currently in intensive care. 19,337 people also left the hospital cured.
7,091 deaths have been recorded in hospitals since the start of the epidemic in France and 3,237 in nursing homes, bringing the total number to 10,328 deaths in France since March 1st.
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French Secretary of State Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, has estimated that the immediate impact of the coronavirus on the tourism sector in the south of France amounts to 4 to 5 billion euros.
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Speaking this morning on French television France's Health Minister Olivier Véran has said that "Every day, we are breaking the record never reached of patients hospitalized in intensive care units due to the coronavirus." adding that France "was still in the worsening phase" of the epidemic and was "not yet at the peak of the epidemic".
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France has recorded its worst daily toll on Monday, of deaths due to the coronavirus. Since the start of the epidemic, a total of 8,911 deaths have occurred in French hospitals.
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The mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, has announced that the wearing of face masks will be mandatory in the streets of Nice
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The number of residents of the Mougins nursing home in the Alpes-Maritimes who died of coronavirus has increased this weekend, from 29 to 31. The previous assessment communicated Friday by the private group Korian, which manages the home, where 109 elderly people reside, had indeed recorded 29 deaths since March 20th.
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