Spain recorded 325 deaths from the novel coronavirus overnight, up from 301 reported the previous day, the health ministry said.
Thus, the death toll from the virus rose by 453 to 24,275. While some of the additional cases were from the previous days. The number of diagnosed cases rose by 2,144 from Tuesday to 212,917.
The country imposed a state of alarm and the national lockdown on 14 March. By late March, the Community of Madrid has recorded the most cases and deaths in the country. Medical professionals and those who live in retirement homes have experienced especially high infection rates. On 25 March 2020, the death toll in Spain surpassed that reported in mainland China, and only Italy had a higher death toll globally. On 2 April, 950 people died of the virus in 24 hours, which was the worldwide record. The next day, Spain surpassed Italy in total cases and is now second only to the United States.