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Spain reports 6,600 new coronavirus cases overnight, over 500 dead

Spain reports 6,600 new coronavirus cases overnight, over 500 dead

By Reuters

FILE - A medical worker in a protective suit walks past police officers patrolling a deserted street during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Madrid, Spain March 22, 2020. Photo: Reuters

  MADRID: The number of new coronavirus cases in Spain jumped on Tuesday to 39,673 from 33,089 cases registered on Monday, the health ministry reported on Tuesday. The number of fatalities rose to 2,696 overnight from 2,182, the ministry said. (Updates to follow)