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On Wednesday, April 8, Spain's coronavirus daily death toll increased for a second successive day. 757 deaths were recorded, up from Tuesday's 743. However, the daily increase as a percentage of the total death toll was 5.5 percent, down from Tuesday's 5.7 percent. The total number of coronavirus deaths in the country now stands at 14,555, making Spain Europe's second-hardest-hit country after Italy.  The highest number of daily deaths was registered last Thursday - 950, then the daily death toll fell for four days straight. The number of new infections increased by 4.4% (6,180 new cases) to 146,690. So far, 48,021 people have made a full recovery from Covid-19 in Spain.

On Tuesday, April 7, France became the fourth country to hit and surpass the 10,000 coronavirus deaths milestone - a rather grim milestone. In France, 7,091 coronavirus deaths were recorded in hospital and 3,237 in old age homes - a total of 10,328 deaths. 597 coronavirus deaths were recorded in hospitals on Tuesday. Italy, Spain and the United States are the other three countries that have registered more than 10,000 deaths from Covid-19 complications. Jérôme Salomon, the head of France's public health authority, told a press conference: "We are in the ascending phase of the epidemic, even if it is slowing a bit," he warned. "We have not yet reached the peak." According to Johns Hopkins University data, the global number of confirmed coronavirus cases now exceed 1.3 million, including more than 285,000 recoveries and more than 75,000 deaths.

After the increase in daily deaths recorded in Italy on Monday, the daily death toll dropped on Tuesday, April 7. 604 new deaths were recorded, an improvement from Monday's 636. Italy is still the world's hardest-hit country with a total death tally of 17,127 coronavirus deaths.  There was also some improvement in the number of new cases recorded, as there were fewer new cases recorded. 3,039 new cases were recorded, a decrease from Monday's 3,599. From March 17 to April 5, daily increases were in the range of 4,050 to 6,557. Italy has registered 135,586 coronavirus cases since the outbreak began. The number of coronavirus patients in intensive care has also declined. On Tuesday, there were 3,792 patients in intensive care, a decrease from Monday's 3,898. So far, 24,392 people have recovered from Covid-19 in Italy.

According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, as of Tuesday, April 7th in the morning, Germany has recorded more than 103,300 cases and recorded more than 1,900 deaths. On Tuesday, the number of cases rose by 3,834 in 24 hours. So far, more than 36,000 people have recovered from Covid-19 - the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Economics postdoctoral researcher Dr. Jean Roch Donsimoni, told The Local that the total number of coronavirus cases will grow throughout, "all the way to September". "What we will expect to see dropping is the number of new cases every day and that will happen as we approach the peak," he said. “If indeed the current policies in place continue as initially planned – that means the shutdown lasts from March 14th until April 19th – then, using our model, we predict that at the peak of the pandemic, we will see between 0.2 and 1.5 million individuals actively infected with Covid-19. “This figure only tak

On Tuesday, April 7, Spain's coronavirus daily death toll rose, after falling for 4 straight days. 743 deaths were recorded, taking Spain's total tally of deaths to 13,798. 5,478 new cases were recorded - a 4.1% rise - taking the total number of confirmed infections to 140,510. On Monday, the number of new cases only rose by 3.3%.  Mari Angels Rodriguez, a nurse at the Hospital Josep Trueta hospital in Girona in northeastern Spain told AFP the workload in the ICUs had decreased. "The collapse in the first few days was brutal, everyone was coming to emergency services, all the usual causes as well as all the possible cases of COVID-19." "What wears me out the most is seeing young and middle aged people, without chronic conditions, who arrive in moderate shape and quickly end up in the intensive care unit (ICU)." "The other day a 17-year-old girl was admitted to hospital and the next day she was in the ICU. It is full of young people. Psychol

On Monday, April 6, Italy registered a slight surge in new deaths - 636 deaths, higher than Sunday's tally of 525 new deaths. However, the number of new cases dropped sharply - an increase of 3,599 cases. This is the lowest rise in new cases recorded in Italy since March 17. Before March 17, the daily rise in new cases ranged between 4,050 and 6,557. There are now 132,547 coronavirus cases in Italy. Of those, 22,837 have recovered.  The number of coronavirus patients in intensive care has declined for three successive days. There were 3,898 people in intensive care, down 79 on Sunday. As of today, 16,523 people have died from coronavirus in Italy - the highest number of fatalities of any other country.

Spain has continued to see a downward trend in its daily new coronavirus cases and deaths. On Monday, April 6, 4,273 new coronavirus cases and 637 new deaths were recorded. This is the fourth consecutive day of decline in new deaths and cases. Spain reached its peak on April 2 with 950 deaths, and has seen a continuous decline in new deaths since then. As of today, the total death toll from the virus in Spain stands at 13,055, among 135,032 confirmed cases.  Out of 60,000 hospitalized people, 40,000 have recovered from Covid-19 and have been discharged from hospital.  A total of 6,931 patients have passed through one of Spain’s intensive care units (ICUs) since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis.  The global death toll from COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus has surpassed 70,000, and the number of confirmed infections has risen above 1.28 million.

On Sunday, April 5, France reported its lowest daily coronavirus death toll in a week - 357 deaths. The total number of deaths from the virus now stands at 8,078. This number consists of 2,189 people in old age homes and other medical facilities and 5,889 patients who died in hospital. 748 more people were admitted in hospital for coronavirus treatment. The total number of hospitalized coronavirus patients in France now stands at 28,891. 6,948 of those hospitalized are in a critical state in intensive care. The number of coronavirus cases in the country now stands at 92,839.

On Sunday, April 5 the UK's coronavirus death toll rose by 621 to 4,934 deaths. The Department of Health reported that, as of 9am on Sunday, a total of 195,524 people have been tested, of which 47,806 tested positive. This morning, Professor Neil Ferguson predicted that between 7,000 and 20,000 people in the UK may die from Covid-19.  Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the Government wasn't imminently looking to tighten the rules on exercising outdoors - but further measures could follow if people do not follow them. Queen Elizabeth addressed the nation amid the coronavirus crisis, vowing: "We will succeed - and that success will belong to every one of us."

On Sunday, April 5, Spain recorded a further sharp decline in the number of coronavirus deaths recorded. From Saturday's 809, the daily death toll fell to 674. The number of new coronavirus cases also declined, with 6,023 people testing positive, a drop from Saturday's 7,026 new cases, and Friday's 7,472 new cases. The total number of coronavirus cases in Spain now stand at 130,759, while its death toll has surpassed 12,000. On Saturday, Spain's Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez announced an extension to the current three-week lockdown - to April 25. He also warned that despite the country finally being "in a position to bend the curve", they weren't yet out of the woods, as he added: " If the climb has been hard, let's not fool ourselves, the descent will not be smoother. "We are facing the great crisis of our lives." "The victory that puts an end to it will only come with a vaccine that unfortunately will take a few months,

Italy reported its lowest single-day coronavirus deaths in 15 days on Sunday, April 5. The death toll on Sunday was reported to be 525 deaths, the lowest since March 19. 4,316 new cases were recorded, a drop from Saturday's 4,805. The total number of coronavirus cases in Italy stands at 128,948. In the hard-hit northern region of Lombardy, citizens are required to  shield their mouths and noses with masks or other coverings when leaving their homes. According to the Interior Ministry, Italian police have fined over 175,000 people since March 11 for violating lockdown rules. Today, on NBC's Meet the Press, Italy's Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte said he can't yet say when Italy's lockdown would end.

809 people have died from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Spain - a significant drop from Friday's 932 deaths. This is lowest daily death toll recorded in Spain in seven days.  This represents a 7% increase in total deaths, about a third of the near 20% increase registered a week ago. So far, 11,744 people have died from the virus in Spain.  The lowest day-on-day increase of coronavirus cases was also recorded in the country - 5.9% increase - with 7,027 new cases. This takes the total tally of cases to 124,736. There has been a 1.8% increase the number of patients in intensive care. There are currently 6,532 coronavirus patients in ICU units in Spain. 34,219 patients have recovered from Covid-19 and have been discharged from hospital.  Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, will ask parliament to extend lockdown measures in Spain by 15 more days until 26 April to keep the spread of the virus in check.

On Friday, March 3, Italy registered 766 more deaths from the coronavirus crisis. A slightly higher daily toll than Thursday's - 6 more. The total death tally from the coronavirus crisis in Italy stands at 14,681. 77 health personnel have died from coronavirus since the outbreak began in Italy. In the last 24 hours, 1,480 people have recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 19,758. The rate of new infections has continued to slow, with an increase of 2,339 cases in 24 hours - 138 less than Thursday. In sum, 119,827 people have been infected by the coronavirus in Italy. There are 85,388 active coronavirus cases in Italy (excluding recoveries). Emergency Commissioner Angelo Borrelli said the lockdown in Italy could be extended until May 1.

Spain with the second-highest coronavirus death toll in the world, has further extended this grim record. The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 932 more lives in the country over the past 24 hours, taking its total number of deaths to 10,935. This is a slight decrease from Thursday's 950. More than half of these deaths have come in the past seven days. 7,472 new coronavirus cases were recorded - a 6.8% increase. The total number of coronavirus cases in the country now stand at 117,710. 3,500 people have recovered from coronavirus in Spain since yesterday. So far, 30,513 people have recovered.

On Thursday, April 2, the daily coronavirus death toll in Italy rose slightly, from 727 on Wednesday to 760. The total number of deaths registered now stands at 13,915, according to reports from Italy's Civil Protection Agency. Italy has the world's highest coronavirus death toll, and accounts for approximately 28% of all global fatalities from the virus. So far, 18,278 people have recovered from Covid-19 in Italy. A slightly lower number of new infections were recorded - 4,782, down from Wednesday's 4,668. The grand total of coronavirus infections in Italy stands at 115,242. For four consecutive days now, the number of new infections have been in the range of 4,000 to 4,800, which suggests the epidemic has hit a plateau in Italy.

According to the Department of Health figures in the UK, a total of 2,921 coronavirus patients have died in the UK, following a surge of 569 deaths over the last 24 hours. As of 9:00 a.m. on April 2, there are 33,718 coronavirus cases in the UK. The lockdown in the UK is set to continue for a third week before review. In a video message posted on Twitter, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson who is also coronavirus-positive lamented the loss of so many lives. "Let's be in no doubt this has been a sad, sad day," he said.  Legendary Scottish comedian Eddie Large has died in hospital at the age of 78 after contracting coronavirus. In a statement, Eddie's son said the family wasn't allowed to visit him while he was hospitalized due to strict social distancing rules.

The latest figures from Spain's Health Ministry, published on April 2 show that Spain's coronavirus deaths have risen above 10,000. 950 deaths were registered in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of deaths from the virus to 10,003. This is the highest daily coronavirus death toll recorded in the country, and in any country in the world. Spain is Europe's worst affected country after Italy. There are now 110,238 confirmed coronavirus infections in Spain. The good news is Spain's coronavirus infection rate has dropped from a daily average of 20% until March 25 to less than 12% after that date. The Spanish government has however acknowledged that the drop in infection rate may not paint a complete picture as the real number of infections could be higher but be undetected due to limited testing. The number of recoveries are also increasing. In sum, 26,743 people have recovered so far, up from yesterday's 22,647.

On Wednesday, April 1, Italy's Civil Protection Agency announced that Italy's death toll from the virus has climbed by only 727 deaths - the lowest it has recorded in over a week. The overall death toll in the country stands at 13,155. Only yesterday, the number of deaths recorded was as high as 837. 4,782 new cases were registered taking the total of confirmed cases in the country to 110,574.  Silvio Brusaferro, the president of Italy’s Higher Health Institute (ISS) said: "The curve tells us that we’re at a plateau. That doesn’t mean we’ve hit the peak and that it’s over, but that we must start the descent … by applying the measures in force.

On Wednesday, April 1, Spain's Health Ministry revealed that 864 people had died in the last 24 hours. So far, 9,053 people have died from the virus in Spain. There were 7,719 more cases registered, taking the total number of cases in the country to 102,136. There has been about 22,600 recoveries so far. Close to 6,000 of those patients have required intensive care treatment. The day on day percentage increase in deaths related to total cases is now at 10.5% and has been falling since March 25, when the rise was 27%.  Speaking at the daily government press conference on the coronavirus crisis, María José Sierra from the Health Ministry’s Coordination Center for Health Alerts, said that Spain “was still in the stabilization phase of the pandemic. While this data is positive, our main objective is the patients in the intensive care units." She added that the figures of patients in ICUs "reflects what happened two to three weeks ago, and we are seeing the numbers we

On Tuesday, March 31, France reported its highest daily coronavirus death toll with 499 deaths - a 17% increase. Its total death tally from the virus now stands at 3,523. France's death toll only includes those who died in hospital, and excludes those who die in old people's homes or in personal homes. Its total number of coronavirus cases has increased to 52,128 - a 17% increase in 24 hours - following an increase of 5,565 new cases. At a news conference, State health agency director Jérôme Salomon said the steep rise in cases was a result of ramped up testing in the country. France is in its third week of lockdown and has increased its ICU (Intensive Care Unit) beds from 5,000 to about 10,000 and its goal is to reach 14,500. 22,757 are currently hospitalized with Covid-19 in the country, including 5,565 in intensive care.