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Covid-19: Spain sees its largest number of deaths with 848 overnight

Covid-19: Spain sees its largest number of deaths with 848 overnight

Spain has seen its highest number of deaths from the coronavirus recorded in 24 hours.

A further 838 people there have lost their lives after contracting Covid-19

It brings the death toll to more than 6,500 there.

Sky's Europe Correspondent Adam Parsons, says its death rate appears to be outstripping that of Italy.

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He said: "Spain has this grim record that it has raced from 100 deaths to 1,000 quicker than Italy.

"It has now raced from a 1,000 deaths in total to 6,500 in 9 days and that grim progress took Italy 12."

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