Spain reports 757 new coronavirus deaths: Live updates
Spain's coronavirus deaths surpass 14,500 but pace of proportional daily increase in death toll slowed down.
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The number of daily coronavirus deaths rose in Spain for the second day on Wednesday as 757 people died over the past 24 hours, although the pace of the proportional daily increase in the death toll slowed down slightly, the health ministry said.
The total number of deaths caused by the new coronavirus in Spain rose to 14,555, the ministry said. The daily increase as a percentage of the total death toll was 5.5 percent, down from 5.7 percent the day before, when 743 people died.
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Meanwhile, Wuhan began allowing people to leave on Wednesday for the first time since the central Chinese city was sealed off 76 days ago to contain the coronavirus that first emerged there late last year.
Here are the latest updates.
Wednesday, April 8
Netherlands: Virus cases pass 20,000, deaths near 2,300
Country reports 969 new COVID-19 cases, 147 more fatalities
Büşra Nur Bilgiç Çakmak |08.04.2020
ANKARA
The number of coronavirus cases in the Netherlands has crossed 20,000, while the
death toll is nearly 2,300, authorities announced on Wednesday.
A total of 969 new cases were confirmed in the country, raising the total to 20,549, according to the National Institute of Public Health and the Environment.
Of the total, 7,735 patients are under treatment at hospitals, with 308 more admissions reported on Wednesday.
The COVID-19 death toll moved to 2,248 after
147 more patients lost their lives.
The institute, however, clarified that "not all of the hospital admissions or deaths occurred within the last 24 hours."
"Since not all COVID-19 patients are tested, the actual numbers in the Netherlands are higher than the numbers stated here," it said.
After appearing in China last December, the novel coronavirus has spread to at least 184 countries and regions, according to data compiled by the U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University.
Over 1.44 million cases have been reported worldwide, with Europe being the worst-hit continent.
The global death toll is over 83,400 and more than 308,100 people have recovered around the world so far.
Netherlands: Virus cases pass 20,000, deaths near 2,300
Country reports 969 new COVID-19 cases, 147 more fatalities
Büşra Nur Bilgiç Çakmak |08.04.2020
ANKARA
The number of coronavirus cases in the Netherlands has crossed 20,000, while the
death toll is nearly 2,300, authorities announced on Wednesday.
A total of 969 new cases were confirmed in the country, raising the total to 20,549, according to the National Institute of Public Health and the Environment.
Of the total, 7,735 patients are under treatment at hospitals, with 308 more admissions reported on Wednesday.
The COVID-19 death toll moved to 2,248 after 147 more patients lost their lives.
The institute, however, clarified that "not all of the hospital admissions or deaths occurred within the last 24 hours."
"Since not all COVID-19 patients are tested, the actual numbers in the Netherlands are higher than the numbers stated here," it said.
After appearing in China last December, the novel coronavirus has spread to at least 184 countries and regions, according to data compiled by the U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University.
Over 1.44 million cases have been reported worldwide, with Europe being the worst-hit continent.
The global death toll is over 83,400 and more than 308,100 people have recovered around the world so far.
Coronavirus: Belgium reaches 23,403 confirmed cases
Wednesday, 08 April 2020
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1,209 new people have tested positive for the new coronavirus (Covid-19), confirmed the Federal Public Health Service during a press conference on Wednesday.
544 of the newly-infected people live in Flanders, 548 live in Wallonia, and 101 live in Brussels. The FPS does not yet have further information on the place of residence of 16 other people. The total number of cases in Belgium, since the beginning of the pandemic, is 23,403.
487 new patients were admitted to the hospital in the last 24 hours, and 524 new people have also been discharged, bringing the total number of people in the hospital because of the coronavirus at the moment to 5,688. “This is a decrease for the first time, with 324 patients,” said professor Steven Van Gucht. “Of the patients in the hospital, 1,276 are in the intensive care unit,” he added.
205 new deaths have been reported, 110 of which occurred in Flanders, 72 in Wallonia, and 23 in Brussels. The total number of deaths in Belgium since the beginning of the pandemic is currently 2,240.
“We want to stress that we give these figures every day to be as transparent as possible, and to show the reality of the situation the best way we can. However, we understand very well that there are people behind these numbers,” said Van Gucht.
