Spain’s death toll from the CCP virus epidemic has risen by 209 in 24 hours—the worst day so far for the country, according to the health ministry on Thursday.
Spain is now the second worst-hit country in Europe, reporting a total of 767 fatalities from the virus, after Italy. So far, 17,149 cases have been confirmed in Spain, health authorities said.
Days ago, a national emergency was implemented that bans Spaniards from all but essential outings. Officials said about 49 people were arrested for disobeying the ordinance over the past several hours, Reuters reported.
Fernando Simon, the head of the Health Ministry’s Coordination Center for Health Alerts, said the number of cases has risen by about 25 percent over the previous day.
The number of CCP virus cases does not show that “things are going badly,” but it shows that Spain is now at its peak, he argued.
The Madrid region also called on army personnel to intervene at senior homes to stop a trend of deaths among the elderly. At least 50 elderly in homes have died in the region, El Pais noted.