Spain's coronavirus cases top 400,000 after new surge last week


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  • Tuesday, 25 Aug 2020

FILE PHOTO: People queue to undergo a PCR test at Coronel Palma primary health care center during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Mostoles, Spain, August 22, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Perez

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's cumulative tally of coronavirus cases hit 405,436 on Monday after a surge in infections last week, making it the worst week for infections since late March.

The country's health ministry added nearly 20,000 infections for last week after revising upwards the number of cases for at least four of the days in that week.

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