People enjoy a sunny day on the Champs de Mars, in Paris, on May 11, 2020, on the first day of France's easing of lockdown measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus. (Ludovic MARIN/AFP)

PARIS: France on Monday (May 11) reported 263 more deaths from the coronavirus, a sharp increase on previous days as the country marked the first easing of an almost two-month lockdown.

The new deaths brought the total toll in hospitals and nursing homes from the pandemic in France to 26,643, the health ministry said.