MADRID (HRNW) – Spain s total coronavirus cases have crossed half a million, health ministry data showed Monday, as the government struggled to contain a surge of infections in one of Europe s hardest-hit countries.
The country of around 47 million people has recorded 525,549 confirmed cases of Covid-19, and 29,516 related deaths, since its first case was diagnosed on January 31 on the remote island of La Gomera in the Canaries, the ministry said.
Spain was one of the worst-affected countries when the coronavirus struck Europe this year before one of the world s most stringent lockdowns helped reduce the outbreak s spread.
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