Spain’s CCP Virus Cases Spike Amid Nationwide Lockdown

Members of the Military Emergencies Unit control access to the Joaquin Sorolla railway station in Valencia, Spain, on March 18, 2020. Jose Jordan/AFP via Getty Images

Cases of the CCP virus soared in Spain overnight, with over 2,500 new patients testing positive, officials said.

Spain now has 13,716 cases, an increase of 18 percent from the day before, Health Ministry emergencies coordinator Fernando Simon said at a press conference, according to The Local.