Sputnik News – The World Health Organisation declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on 11 March 2020. To date, more than 97.4 million people have been infected with the coronavirus worldwide, with over 2.08 million fatalities, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Spain has registered its biggest spike in daily cases to date. As of Friday, the total number of cases reached 2,456,675 after adding 44,357 new infections.
According to the Spanish Health Ministry, the incidence of COVID cases per 100,000 citizens over the past two weeks has reached 795, which is more than three times higher than the 250 mark, considered by the ministry as “an extreme risk”.
