By Reuters
Spain’s death toll from the coronavirus epidemic soared on Saturday to 1,326 from 1,002 on Friday, according to the country’s Health Ministry latest data.
A Military Emergency Unit member disinfects Nuevos Ministerios metro station during a partial lockdown as part of a 15-day state of emergency to combat the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Madrid, Spain March 20, 2020. (REUTERS/Javier Barbancho/MANILA BULLETIN)
The number of registered cases in the country rose to 24,926 on Saturday from 19,980 in the previous tally announced on Friday.