Spain records world's highest number of coronavirus deaths in a day – 950

Spain’s death toll from coronavirus has now reached 8,102.

The country confirmed the world’s largest daily death increase today after a further 950 people died after testing positive for Covid-19.

There are currently 110,238 confirmed cases of the virus in the country, after a further 10,003 were reported.

Globally, about 938,000 people have now been diagnosed with coronavirus, while nearly 47,000 people have died.

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