Spain Reports 209 COVID-19 Deaths in 24 Hours

Spanish police officers check a car at the border between Portugal and Spain, following an order from the Spanish government to set up controls at its land borders over the CCP virus, in Vilar Formoso, Portugal, on March 17, 2020. Rafael Marchante/Reuters

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.