New Delhi (NVI): Spain has recorded more than 700 deaths over the past 24 hours and has surpassed China in the global death toll, making the country having the second-highest death toll in the world after Italy.
Meanwhile, Italy has witnessed 683 more fatalities taking the total deaths to more than 7,500 in the country, according to the media reports.
Globally, the total number of deaths in the world have now surpassed 18,500 according to the World Health Organization (WHO) data, with the positive cases crossing 4,00,000 mark.
A total of 196 countries have been affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic around the globe.
In addition to this, the United States of America now has the third-highest number of positive cases of COVID-19 in the world at 51,914 cases with the total deaths nearing 1,000.
The United Kingdom’s death toll has also reached 465 with almost 1,500 new cases being identified.
In another development, Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, has tested positive for coronavirus, Clarence House announced.
France also recorded 231 new deaths taking the total death toll in the country to over 1,300.
