Spain Coronavirus Cases Top 200,000 but Infection Rate Falling "a Lot"
Saudi Press Agency
Monday 1441/8/27 - 2020/04/20
Madrid, April 20, 2020, SPA -- The new coronavirus has infected more than 200,000 people in Spain, although the spread of the disease is slowing, officials said on Monday, as Reuters reported.
With 200,210 recorded infections, Spain is second only to the United States in terms of confirmed cases. The cumulative death toll from the virus rose to 20,852 after 399 fatalities were recorded in the previous 24 hours.
But Health Emergency Chief Fernando Simon told a news conference that the rate of new infections continues to fall despite an increase in testing, suggesting the overall prevalence of the disease could be lower than expected in the population.
--SPA
19:59 LOCAL TIME 16:59 GMT
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