spain death toll rise to 8,199 from 7,340 new coronavirus cases, up 85,195 to 94,417

spain death toll rise to 8,199 from 7,340 new coronavirus cases, up 85,195 to 94,417

the death toll rise to 8,199 from 7,340 on Monday. But the Spanish health ministry said the daily increase in percentage terms is slightly lower than in previous days. There were also more than 9,000 new coronavirus cases, up from 85,195 on Monday to 94,417.

nearly 38,000 deaths across the world from coronavirus since the outbreak began.Spain has registered the third most deaths, behind Italy and the USA.

Last week, the country overtook China - where coronavirus originated - in terms of the number of deaths from the pandemic.There have also been nearly 800,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus, with the deadly disease spreading to some 200 countries.

On Monday it was revealed Spain's health emergency chief Fernando Simon, who has been holding daily press briefings on the epidemic and maintains regular contact with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, has tested positive for coronavirus.

His deputy, Maria Jose Sierra said the daily infection rate had slowed since the introduction of strict lockdown measures earlier this month - to 12 percent on average since March 25 from around 20 percent in the March 15-25 period.

Spain has entered its third week of a nationwide lockdown, with flags flying at half-mast in Madrid and surrounding regions.

The first batch of medical supplies requested by Spain from NATO's disaster coordination centre arrived from the Czech Republic by plane on Sunday evening.

At the weekend, the Government announced all non-essential workers should stay at home for two weeks.