PARIS (Reuters) – France’s cumulative coronavirus death toll edged over Spain’s again as France reported on Thursday the number of people who died of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours increased by 351 or 1.3% to 27,425.
Spain earlier on Thursday reported 217 new deaths, taking its toll to 27,321. France’s toll first jumped over Spain’s on Tuesday, but dipped below it on Wednesday.
(Reporting by Geert De Clercq; Editing by Chris Reese)
