Spanish
authorities announced on Sunday that a new record number of COVID-19 deaths had
been observed in the country, with 838 fatalities.
In one-day record the total number of deaths in the country to 6,528. The total number of confirmed cases now stands at 78,797 — an increase of 6,549 in 24 hours.
After Italy, where 10,023 people
have now succumbed from the disease, Spain
is the second hardest-hit country in the world
More
than 92,400 confirmed cases have been reported in Italy but the spread of the
pandemic appears to be slowing in recent days, from an 8,3% increase on
Thursday to 7,4% on Friday and 6,9% on Saturday.
30,000 deaths worldwide
The
number of fatalities around the world soared past 30,000 on Saturday, and
Europe is the most bereaved region.
With
319 new deaths due to COVID-19 on Saturday, France's death toll crossed the
2,000 bar. Authorities also revealed that there are currently more than 4,200
people in intensive care in the country.
Prime
Minister Edouard Philippe warned that "the first 15 days of April will be
difficult, even more difficult than the 15 past ones", as France prepares
for a sharp increase in the number of COVID-19 cases according to projections.
(c) euronews
(c) euronews
