435 virus deaths in Spain as daily toll rises for second day

A healthcare worker rides an ambulance to pick up a person who has fallen ill in Madrid on April 19, 2020. (AFP)

• Spain has suffered the third-highest number of deaths in the world after the United States and Italy

MADRID: Spain said Wednesday another 435 people died in the past 24 hours, with the figures showing a slight increase for a second day running, bringing the overall death toll to 21,717.
Spain has suffered the third-highest number of deaths in the world after the United States and Italy, with infections now passing 208,000 cases, health ministry figures showed.