Spain on Friday surpassed Italy in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases with a total of 117,710 patients being infected with the deadly disease.

According to Al-Jazeera, Spain is now second in the number of confirmed Coronavirus cases.

Spain’s total death toll now stands at 10,935, second only to Italy’s 13,915 deaths.

DAILY POST recalls that Spain hit a new record with 849 COVID-19 death cases in 24 hours last Tuesday.

Spain’s capital, Madrid, remains the worst-hit, with 3,865 deaths and nearly 30,000 cases, leaving hospitals and mortuaries overwhelmed.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Coronavirus a global pandemic.

The disease has killed nearly 60,000 people globally in less than three months.