Spain daily virus deaths rise to 743 after drop
Apr 7, 2020, 15:36 IST
Madrid, Apr 7 (AFP) Spain's daily coronavirus death rate shot up to 743 on Tuesday after falling for four straight days, lifting the total toll to 13,798, the health ministry said.
The number of new infections in the world's second hardest-hit country after Italy also grew at a faster pace, rising 4.1 per cent to 140,510, it added. The number of new cases had risen by 3.3 percent on Monday.
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Health ministry officials have said deaths occurring on the weekend are often registered a few days later, which may explain the rise. (AFP) AMSAMS(This story has not been edited by www.businessinsider.in and is auto–generated from a syndicated feed we subscribe to.)