France has recorded more than 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus, according to data released by the French government website on Thursday.

Data from the website of the country's health ministry said French hospitals registered 296 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the overall tally to more than 100,000.

"As all our energy is now focused on exiting this ordeal, we will not forget any face or any name," President Emmanuel Macron said on Twitter.