Covid-19 death wave comes to Spain

The COVID-19 epidemic is spreading faster in Spain than it is in Italy. Unlike in Italy, where 80% of infected patients die in the three most epidemiologically problematic regions (Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna and Veneto), the infection is actively spreading to autonomous communities in Spain, where it had not been detected before - in Catalonia, Castile and Leon, Castile la Mancha, Valencia and other regions. On March 23, coronavirus killed 462 people in Spain. Over the next day, from Monday to Tuesday, another 514 died, which marked the largest number of deaths since the beginning of the epidemic in the country. As of March 24, the number of patients, who were tested positive for COVID-19 infection in Spain reached 39,673 people, of whom 2,696 died. About 30,000 patients remain under medical supervision. Covid-19 in Spain: Epicenter - Madrid The authorities of Spain, where people over 65 years of age account for 18 percent of the population, declared a state of emergency on March 14. It will last at least until April 11th. All of Spain is quarantined, people are allowed to leave their homes only for urgent reasons. The epicenter of the epidemic is the autonomous community of Madrid, the center of which is the capital of the country. Up to 80 percent of residents may contract coronavirus there, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, the head of the government of the autonomous community of Madrid said.