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The coronavirus that originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan and spread to all Spanish regions had a higher mortality rate among those aged over 80 years old, according to the most recent data. In this age group, 21 percent of those that contracted the COVID-19 died from the complications caused by this virus. As of November 24, the disease mostly affected those aged 70-79 yearswith about 23 percent of coronavirus hospitalizations found in that age range. As of November 24, the number of people affected by this coronavirus in Spain was about over 343 thousand. Madrid, the Spanish capital and the region with the highest number of cases, had a transmission rate of 5,129 cases every 100 thousand people as of the same date.

Spain: one of the epicentres of the outbreak
Since Spain confirmed its first case, the authorities have confirmed 28.7 deaths as a result of complications from coronavirus, most of them in the Community of Madrid. As of the same date, the number of recoveries Spain registered was significantly higher than that of deaths, with over 150 thousand patients that were able to regain their health.
In Spain, the first confirmed case was a German tourist spending some days in La Gomera, Canary Islands, at the end of January 2020.

COVID-19: background information
COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus that had not previously been identified in humans. The first case was detected in the Hubei province of China at the end of December 2019. Thousands of new cases are being reported each day, and because the illness has only recently been detected, it is not known exactly how the virus is spreading from person to person. However, the outbreak of the SARS coronavirus, which began in 2002, is thought to have spread via cough and sneeze droplets.
Find the most up-to-date information about the coronavirus pandemic in the world under ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ’s COVID-19 facts and figures site.