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Spain has the second-highest number of deaths connected to coronavirus.
The number of verified cases around the world is now over 870,000, with more than 43,000 deaths, according to data assembled by Johns Hopkins University.
Wednesday’s number of deaths in Spain was marginally higher than the 849 announced the day before, and the country has actually now seen more than 800 deaths for five days in a row.
The variety of fatalities in the United States has now topped 4,000, and Iran says Covid-19 – the illness caused by coronavirus – has declared 3,000 lives. Belgium stated majority its extensive care beds were inhabited as it reported an increase of 123 deaths, bringing the country’s death toll to 828.
Meanwhile the Nato military alliance stated it remained in “a state of operational preparedness” to defend the borders of its members despite the pandemic, although it had cancelled a number of exercises to prevent the spread of infection.