88 new cases of coronavirus reported in the PACA

Coronavirus – Latest figures have shown that 88 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur bringing the total number of cases to 16,473 in the region since February 28th.

4,599 people have returned home and 1,091 patients are still hospitalized.

The number of patients in intensive care continues to drop: 114, five fewer than the day before. 855 people have died from Covid-19 in the Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur since the start of the epidemic.

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