Published 07:11 IST, March 22nd 2020
COVID-19: Spain reports nearly 5000 new cases in last 24 hours
Health Ministry has reportedly said on March 21 that nearly 5000 cases of coronavirus have been reported in Spain in the last 24 hours claiming 1,378 lives.
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Spain Health Ministry has reportedly said on March 21 that nearly 5000 cases of Coronavirus have been reported in country in last 24 hours bringing death toll to 1,378 . health ministry has reportedly said 324 out of 1326 patients have died within last 24 hours. As per reports, over 2000 people have recovered since outbreak.
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30 per cent jump
Spain on March 19, recorded a 30 per cent jump in number of deaths related to Coronavirus outbreak, taking toll in country to 767. According to reports, fourth-most affected country in world reported 2,378 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours.
As per reports, Spain went under partial lockdown starting from March 16 which is part of a 15-day national emergency plan to combat spre of Coronavirus in region, current hotspot of disease. Spain like several or countries has shut its borders and has vised citizens to avoid n-essential travelling.
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According to reports, Spain is second most affected country in Europe after Italy. Spain has so far recorded 17,147 coronavirus cases, of which 15,273 are still under observation. So far 1,107 patients have recovered fully from disease, while 800 ors still remain under critical condition.
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COVID-19 has claimed more than 12,000 lives across world and has infected over 305,011 people globally since it first broke out in December 2019. China is most affected country in world as experts believe that virus originated from a seafood market in Wuhan city, epicentre of disease, where animals were reportedly being tred illegally.
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07:11 IST, March 22nd 2020