French coronavirus death toll tops 60,000


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  • Saturday, 19 Dec 2020

FILE PHOTO: A medical worker, wearing a protective suit and a face mask, poses before administering a nasal swab to a patient at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing centre in Reze near Nantes, France, December 15, 2020. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

PARIS (Reuters) - France recorded 610 new coronavirus fatalities on Friday to become the seventh nation with a death toll surpassing 60,000.

There were 264 new deaths in hospitals over the past 24 hours - compared to 258 on Thursday - and a three-day batch of 346 deaths reported in retirement homes.

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