BFF-27 435 virus deaths in Spain as daily toll rises for second day

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435 virus deaths in Spain as daily toll rises for second day

MADRID, April 22, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Spain said Wednesday another 435 people
died in the past 24 hours, with the figures showing a slight increase for a
second day running, bringing the overall death toll to 21,717.

Spain has suffered the third-highest number of deaths in the world after
the United States and Italy, with infections now passing 208,000 cases, health
ministry figures showed.

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