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Coronavirus: Paris hospitals at 92-percent capacity

In Paris, 84 patients with the coronavirus died Wednesday in its hospitals, which are at 92 percent capacity, with 1,050 Covid-19 patients in intensive care and another 600 patients in ICU with other ailments, AP news agency reports. With more than 27,000 people hospitalised across France, Covid-19 patients occupy more than 80 percent of the nation's ICU beds, according to the public health agency, the highest level since April.

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