Jennifer Mendoza
Research expert covering health, pharma and medtech
Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Spain - Statistics & Facts
The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Spain was recorded in the tourist destination of La Gomera in the Canary Islands at the end of January 2020. During the following days, more cases were reported in various Spanish regions, and infections began to rapidly spread. By mid-March 2020, the country had become one of the epicenters of the pandemic, along with other European nations strongly hit by the outbreak. As the sanitary emergency unfolded, various measures were taken by the government in order to limit transmission, resulting in a first wave being partially contained months after their implementation. By November 2023, around 14 million cases and close to 122 thousand deaths had been confirmed in Spain, with the country still facing a possible increase on cases with the arrival of the winter season.
