PARIS (Reuters) – French health authorities reported 104 new coronavirus deaths on Friday, or a slowing increase of 0.4%, bringing the total to 27,529, still the fourth-highest in the world.
In a statement, the ministry added the number of confirmed cases had risen to 141,919, up from 141,356 on Thursday, which is also a rise of 0.4% in 24 hours.
(Reporting by Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by Chris Reese)
