19 Mar, 2020 @ 13:14
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Spain’s coronavirus cases surge past 17,000 as almost 3,500 test positive in 24 hours

Fernando Simon
Fernando Simon
Fernando Simon

SPAIN has seen its coronavirus cases surge past 17,000. 

As of noon today, the total stands at 17,147, meaning a surge in COVID-19 cases of 3,431 in just 24 hours.

The number of deaths has also increased to 767, while the number of cured stands at 1,107.

The new figures mean Spain’s caseload has increased by around 25% since yesterday, according to director of health emergencies Fernando Simon.

Simon revealed that around 33% of cases are people over 65 years old.

“The elderly and at risk groups have a higher incidence of severe pneumonia, around 32% of them,” he added.

The Minister of Health Salvador Illa and Deputy Prime Minister Pablo Iglesias are scheduled to make further statements this afternoon.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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