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The coronavirus pandemic in Spain was experiencing its first critical turning point on March 9. In just 24 hours, coronavirus-infected cases doubled dramatically and the government was taking strong containment measures . A few days later, on March 14, Pedro Sánchez decreed a state of alarm throughout the territory.

First case of coronavirus in Spain

The first case of coronavirus in Spain was confirmed on February 1 in La Gomera and the second on February 10 in Palma de Mallorca; two cases already discharged.

The Valencian Community reported on March 3 the first death of a person with the coronavirus. This was a patient who had died on February 13 and who subsequently tested positive for covid-19 at a necropsy.

The coronavirus in Madrid

The Community of Madrid is the region with the highest number of coronavirus cases . As of March 20, in Madrid there are more than 7,000 infected people and more than 580 dead .

A 99-year-old woman with previous pathologies was the first to die from coronavirus in Madrid (third in Spain). The death was known on March 5, although the woman was detected with Covid-19 infection after her death.

Likewise, Madrid registered the first case of a minor infected by coronavirus . This is a 4-year-old girl from the Paraíso Sagrados Corazones school in the capital.

Countries with the most coronavirus infections

China continues to be the country most affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Afterwards, Italy ranks as the second country with the most cases (and the first in the number of deaths. Spain is the fourth country in the world in total cases of covid-19 infected.

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