Spain has recorded the highest number of deaths in 24 hours (Picture: Reuters/ Nur /PA)

Spain’s death toll from coronavirus has now reached 8,102.

The country confirmed the world’s largest daily death increase today after a further 950 people died from Covid-19.

There are currently 110,238 confirmed cases of the virus in the country, after a further 10,003 were reported.

Globally, about 938,000 people have now been diagnosed with coronavirus, while nearly 47,000 people have died. More than 30,000 of those deaths have been in Europe.


There are currently 110,238 confirmed cases of the virus in Spain (Picture: PA/ Nur Photo)

Intensive care units are struggling to deal with the crisis (Picture: Reuters)

Spain’s death toll is now rapidly catching up with Italy, the worst-affected country in the world, where almost 12,500 people have died.

The country has been in a nationwide lockdown since March 14. Spanish authorities now believe the virus, which first broke out in China at the end of December, is reaching its peak.



Intensive care units are estimated to be near capacity in a third of Spanish regions. Shocking footage from inside two hospitals in Madrid showed patients being treated in the corridors as medics struggled to find them beds.

The capital remains the city hardest hit by the virus, with more than 3,865 deaths and nearly 30,000 cases.

The country is in lockdown (Picture: Getty Images)

Temporary hospitals have been set up in parts of the country (Picture: EPA)

This week, Spanish health authorities announced that the number of hospital beds has been increased nationally by 20%. An extra 1,500 ventilator machines have also been secured, while local manufacturers have been asked to speed up production.

Hotels have also been transformed into recovery rooms and sports centres and libraries have been turned into field hospitals in Madrid and northeast Catalonia.

The Spanish Ministry of Defence also announced that assault ship SPS Galicia would be used to provide extra hospital accommodation for the country’s North African enclave of Melilla.

Spain’s lockdown restrictions have seen 46,000,000 people ordered to stay at home unless they work in health care, food production and distribution, and other essential industries.