Coronavirus deaths in Spain pass 10,000 mark

The number of deaths caused by COVID-19 in Spain surpassed the 10,000 mark on Thursday, the Spanish Ministry for Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Services confirmed.

A total of 10,003 people have died from the infectious disease in Spain as of Thursday, 950 more than the death toll of 9,053 on Wednesday.

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose by 8,102 from 102,136 to 110,238 over the last 24 hours, while the number of people who have recovered from the disease increased to 26,743 from 22,647 on Wednesday.

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The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

Country Confirmed Cases – World 941,949

U.S. – 216,722
Italy – 110,574
Spain – 104,118
Germany – 77,981
France – 57,763
Iran – 47,593
Britain – 29,865
Switzerland – 17,781
Turkey – 15,679
China – 82,394

Source: Xinhua