France on Sunday reported its first death of a hospital doctor from coronavirus, AFP reports.

Health Minister Olivier Veran said that as far as he knew the man — who died on Saturday — was the “first hospital doctor to be hit”.

The accident and emergency practitioner worked at a hospital in Compiegne, north of Paris, AFP was able to confirm.

The virus has so far killed 562 people in France with a further 6,172 in hospital, of whom a quarter are in serious condition in intensive care.