Spain\'s virus death toll tops 18\,000: official

Spain's virus death toll tops 18,000: official

AFP  |  Madrid 

Spain reported Tuesday 567 deaths from the new coronavirus, a slight increase after a one day decline, bringing the total number of fatalities to 18,056 --- officially the third highest in the world behind the United States and Italy.

The number of new infections rose by 1.8 percent to 172,541 cases, according to the health ministry, the smallest increase since the country imposed a nationwide lockdown on March 14 to curb the spread of the virus.

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First Published: Tue, April 14 2020. 15:24 IST