20 Mar, 2020 @ 11:08
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American tourist dies from coronavirus in Ronda while Spain’s caseload surpasses 18,000

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Ronda, Andalucia

AN American tourist has died from coronavirus in Ronda. 

The 70-year-old is the second to die in the city after being admitted to the Serrania de Ronda Hospital.

He was also the first in Ronda to be diagnosed with COVID-19, reported Diario Sur.

It comes after an 84-year-old woman died from the virus in the city yesterday after suffering a stroke before testing positive for COVID-19.

Four other coronavirus sufferers remain at the Serrania Hospital although they are all in a stable condition.

Two others in Ronda are being treated for COVID-19 at home.

Anyone wishing to attend the ER of the Serrania Hospital is being advised to call ahead.

It comes as Spain has seen its caseload surge to 18,077 as of this morning.

Madrid remains the most affected with 6,777 cases while Andalucia surpassed 1,000 to 1,008.

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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