France coronavirus death toll surges to over 18,600 as homeless suffer in Paris

France registered 761 more deaths from coronavirus infections Friday, bringing the total to 18,681, the fourth-highest tally in the world, but the number of people in hospital has declined for the third day running, Daily Sabah reported.

Nevertheless, the homeless people in the capital continue to suffer from the risk of being infected as they have to live in the wide-open, and also from the dire atmosphere, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to create.

In a sign that the lockdown put in place a month ago is working, Jerome Salomon, head of the public health authority, said the total of people in intensive care units (ICU) fell for the ninth day in a row, at 6,027, a low point since April 1.

At 18,681 the number of fatalities is up 4,2% over 24 hours, with the rate of increase decelerating for the second day running.