A fourth death in France of a person infected with the new coronavirus was announced Tuesday by the Ministry of Health, while the bar of 200 confirmed cases was exceeded.
“This Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at midday, 13 new cases of coronavirus have been declared, bringing the total to 204 cases in France. Among these new cases, an additional death has been announced this morning in Morbihan: he is a 92-year-old man, “the ministry said in a statement.
The first three victims were an 81-year-old Chinese tourist diagnosed at the end of January, a 60-year-old teacher and an 89-year-old woman hospitalized in Hauts-de-France. The Oise remains the most affected department with 64 identified cases, including two deaths. While the epidemic accelerated sharply last week, at least one case has now been recorded in twelve of the thirteen metropolitan regions, ie all except Corsica, according to the assessment of Santé Publique France.
The epidemic in the world keeps spreading : there are now 3,083
deaths and 90,151 cases in 73 countries. Spread of the virus accelerated significantly outside of China : The United States reported four deaths while South Korea reported 5,000 infections against 586 on March 1. A total of 28 people died from the disease in the country.
