Spain death toll tops 2,000 after 462 deaths in 24 hours

NSTworld: The coronavirus death toll in Spain surged to 2,182 after 462 people died within 24 hours. covid19

The death rate showed a 27-percent increase on the figures released a day earlier, with the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 rising to 33,089 in Spain, one of the worst-hit countries in the world after China and Italy.

And the lockdown, which was initially put in place for two weeks, will be extended until April 11 to try to curb the spread, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said – in a measure which will be put to parliament on Tuesday. Some 3,910 healthcare workers have tested positive for the virus, or around 12 percent of those infected, the health ministry’s emergencies coordinator Fernando Simon said.

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