PARIS (Reuters) – The number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units (ICU) in France fell by 171 to 5,231, the biggest one-day drop in 12 months, health ministry data showed on Thursday.
The ministry also reported 219 new coronavirus deaths in hospitals over 24 hours, down from +244 on Wednesday.
(Reporting by GV De Clercq; Editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten)