UK Records 563 Coronavirus Deaths In 24 Hours; Spain Records Another 864

The coronavirus death toll in the UK has risen by 563 in the last 24 hours, a record jump that brought the number of patients who died in hospital to 2,352.

The announcement on Wednesday came as Spain recorded its highest daily death toll – another 864 people – while infections jumped to 102,136, up from 94,417.

In the United States, the death toll has exceeded 4,000.

Meanwhile, Iran’s death toll exceeded 3,000 with 138 new fatalities as the United Nations chief warned the pandemic is the “worst crisis” to face the world since World War II.

Globally, more than 42,000 people have died, about 860,000 have been diagnosed with the virus, and some 178,000 have recovered, according to Johns Hopkins University.