Spain registered in the last 24 hours 6549 new cases of coronavirus and 838 deaths, which marks a new record of deaths for the second consecutive day, bringing the total number of affected to 78,797 patients and 6,528 deaths.
The latest balance published by the Ministry of Health also reflects that almost 2,500 people overcame the disease in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of people cured to 14,709.
Data on #Coronavirus in Spain, from the first initial case, updated to March 29:
▶ Confirmed 78,797
▶ In ICU 4,907
▶ Deceased 6,528
▶ Cured 14,709All information at @sanidadgob and at: https://t.co/ rK1snxlbGE # COVID19 #EsteVirusLoParamosUnidos pic.twitter.com/WueSHjHqzB
– Public Health (@SaludPublicaEs) March 29, 2020
The latest balance published by the Ministry of Health also reflects that almost 2,500 people overcame the disease in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of people cured to 14,709.
Since the beginning of the crisis, 4,907 people had to be admitted to intensive care units, a figure that increased by 332 patients in one day.
By province, Madrid now reaches 22,677 patients and continues to be the most affected region in the country, with a total of 3,082 deaths. Catalonia is in second place, where infections total 15,026 and deaths rose to 1,391.
Behind are the Basque Country (5,740 cases), Castilla y León (5,414), Castilla-La Mancha (5246), Andalucía (4,682), Comunidad Valenciana (4,784) and Galicia (3,139).
All these data place Spain as the fourth country in the world in the number of people affected, the second in recovered patients and the second in the number of deaths, only behind Italy.
As every day, after the publication of these data, there will be a press conference by experts from the Ministry of Health to carry out a more detailed analysis of the situation.
In recent days, those responsible for the Ministry of Health were convinced that Spain is registering a stabilization of infections that gives reason to believe that the peak of transmission will be reached soon.
According to the authorities’ forecasts, the arrival of the peak of transmissions will lead to a greater workload for the hospitals, which are already practically overwhelmed in the most affected places. To try to reduce transmissions as much as possible and free hospitals from work, the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, announced on March 28 the closure of all non-essential work activities, which extends the confinement measures that affect the largest part of the population since last March 14.
The Council of Ministers is meeting this March 29 to approve these new mobility restrictions.
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