Salomon also reported a total of 17,827 confirmed or suspected cases in nursing homes, compared to 14,638 on Thursday, when the nursing home data were first reported. By including the nursing home data, France now has a total of 82,165 confirmed or suspected cases. It joined the United States, Spain, Italy and Germany as nations that have now surpassed cases reported by China, where the pandemic originated, according to a Reuters tally. Elderly people living in close quarters in nursing homes are particularly vulnerable to the highly contagious virus. The provisional nursing home tally while still incomplete accounts for more than a fifth of all French Covid-19 deaths.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 03, 2020 22:07 UTC