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Spain's virus death toll tops 22,000

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Spain on Thursday said 440 people died in the past 24 hours from the new coronavirus, a slight increase for the third day running, bringing the overall death toll to 22,157.

The country has suffered the third-highest number of deaths in the world from the pandemic after the US and Italy, with infections now more than 213,000 cases, health ministry figures showed.

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First Published: Apr 23 2020 | 3:26 PM IST

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