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January 25, 2021 Spain posted a new record of cases over the weekend with 93,822 new coronavirus infections confirmed, although authorities say the increase following year-end celebrations is down despite the more contagious English variant. is making its way into the country.
The peak of the current increase was likely reached a week ago, coronavirus leading expert Fernando Simon said Monday, adding that even with a downward trend, pressure on hospitals and casualties will continue to increase.
There were 56,208 confirmed deaths from the novel coronavirus after adding 767 new deaths on Monday.
Spain has recorded nearly 2.6 million cases since the start of the pandemic.
Simon said that according to virus sequencing that Spain is currently ramping up, the coronavirus variant first detected in the UK accounts for around 5% of all new cases.
But he said the variant was likely to spread further, "up to 60% in four or five weeks".
Several Spanish regions continued on Monday to step up restrictions on movement and social gatherings.