Spain reports over 2,500 new COVID-19 cases, 67 more dead

Spain has announced 2,538 new cases of coronavirus infections, bringing the country’s total to 13,716. Nearly half of those have been hospitalized and 774 are requiring intensive care, according to national health authorities. There are 588 deaths officially recorded, 67 more than on Tuesday.

Members of the Military Emergencies Unit (UME) carry out a general disinfection outside a post office in Valencia on March 18, 2020. (Jose Jordan / AFP)

Spanish regions where clusters have been identified in elderly nursing homes are showing a higher rate of fatalities and required hospitalization, says the head of the Spanish health emergency center, Fernando Simón.

That’s the case in Madrid, where at least 17 people have died only in one nursing home and dozens more have been infected.

— AP