Paris [France], Mar 12 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of people infected with coronavirus in France increased by almost 500 in the past 24 hours, approaching a total of nearly 2,300 cases, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Wednesday (local time).As many as 48 people have died from the COVID-19 in the country."As of today's evening, 2,281 cases of coronavirus infection have been diagnosed in France, which is almost 500 more than yesterday," Veran said during a briefing."There are currently 105 people in the intensive care wards," the minister added. (Sputnik/ANI)

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