France reported the slowest increase in deaths linked to the coronavirus in almost four weeks. Deaths rose by 389 to 22,245, the smallest daily rise since March 29, according to figures provided by Director General for Health Jerome Salomon in a briefing on Friday.
The number of new cases increased by 2,685, less than a day earlier, to 187,708. Lockdown measures across Europe have started to decelerate the spread of the coronavirus, with Spain recording the smallest number of new coronavirus deaths in nearly five weeks and Germany’s sick beds continuing to empty.
Italy, Spain and France are the continent’s hardest hit countries, with a combined death toll surpassing 70,000 on Friday. “Circulation of the virus remains at a high level,"