translated from Spanish: Spain: 24 hours without death from coronavirus for first time

For the first time since March Spain spent 24 hours without registering coronavirus deaths, authorities reported on Monday. The event was celebrated by the director of the Health Alerts and Emergencies Coordination Center (CCAES), Fernando Simón, who added that Spain only recorded 71 new COVID-19 contagions overnight. In addition, he stressed that statistics trends show that it is going in the right direction. Spain reported its first two coronavirus deaths on 3 March. Another happened two days later. The number of contagions and death in the country soared exponentially. On 2 April, 950 deaths were recorded in 24 hours — the most overnight deaths. The official death toll is currently 27,127, with 240,000 confirmed cases. Spain was the second European country, after Italy, to be hit hard by the disease before it spread in France and Britain. One of the strictest isolations in the world was established in mid-March and eventually managed to reduce pressure in hospitals. In most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms that go away within two to three weeks. In some people, for all older adults and those with underlying health disorders, it can lead to more serious diseases, such as pneumonia, and even death.

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