2 Apr, 2020 @ 15:05
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Coronavirus cases and deaths continue to climb on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Regional Hospital Malaga

MALAGA has seen its number of coronavirus cases continue to climb along with its death toll. 

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 patients in the province reached 1,644 on Thursday, a jump of 180 in 24 hours.

Meanwhile 14 people lost their lives between Wednesday and today, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths to 93.

There has also been an increase of coronavirus patients in intensive care units in Malaga province, up by nine to 74.

Some 917 people are hospitalised due to the disease, 98 more than on Wednesday.

On a positive note, eight more people were rid of the disease on Thursday, bringing the total number of ‘cured’ patients to 101.

Across the Andalucia region, 580 new cases have been confirmed today, bringing the total to 6,972, with 343 deaths.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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