France Announces 1,417 COVID-19 Deaths, Largest One-Day Toll

A woman with a protective face mask walks past the Eiffel tower in Paris on April 6, 2020. Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters

French health authorities said that 1,417 people died from the CCP virus on Tuesday, bringing the nation’s death toll to more than 10,000.

“It is not over. Far from that. The path is long,” said France’s Health Minister Olivier Veran, reported The Local. Another 7,000 people are critically ill or in intensive care.