The death toll because of coronavirus in Spain has surpassed the 10,000-mark, data from the coronavirus resource center of Johns Hopkins University shows.
Spain’s health ministry recorded Wednesday (local time) 950 cases in 24 hours, raising the death toll to 10,003
A total of 6,120 new confirmed cases were reported bringing the total number of cases to 110,238.
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Data from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III revealed that 26,743 patients were already recovered or discharged from hospitals while 54,113 patients are still receiving treatment.
Madrid remains the epicenter of the outbreak in the Iberian country, which accounts for 32,155 confirmed cases followed by Catalonia region which registered 21,804 cases.
The kingdom has been on nationwide lockdown for two weeks already, with new restrictions imposed on movements on Monday to curb the spread of the highly contagious disease.
All non-essential workers were urged to remain in their homes as the health care system is being overstretched to its capacity.
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Fernando Simón, head of Spain’s center for health emergencies, bared that all intensive care units across the country’s 17 regions are at full capacity.
Spain has joined countries such as France and Italy in demanding that Europe must act more to halt the pandemic.
Pedro Sànchez, prime minister of Spain, referred to the health crisis as “the most difficult moment for the EU since its foundation” and urged the 27-member bloc to act now as Europe is at risk.
