Prognosis
Spain Registers Highest New Virus Count Since Start of Pandemic
Pedestrians walk along Las Ramblas during a curfew in Barcelona.
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Spain diagnosed a record number of new coronavirus cases for a second day as infections continued to increase during the festive period.
New cases identified over the previous 24 hours climbed by 10,217, compared with 9,860 on Wednesday. Spain reported 148 deaths in the past 24 hours while the 14-day infection rate rose to 280 per 100,000 people from 265.