Daily Mail: Spain becomes third country to pass China with more than 85,000 coronavirus infections as number of deaths rises 812 to 7,340
* Spain has reported 6,398 new coronavirus infections taking its total to 85,195
* It is the third country - including the US and Italy - to surpass China's case total
* Spain also recorded 812 deaths, bringing the total number killed to 7,340
* Increase in deaths was marginally lower than the 838 recorded on Sunday
Spain has become the third country to surpass China's coronavirus infection total after the number of cases rose by almost 6,400 overnight.
Health authorities said Monday that they had diagnosed a total of 85,195 cases of the virus, up by 6,398 from 78,797 reported the day before. China has reported more than 82,000 cases.
The US - with more than 140,000 confirmed cases - and Italy - with almost 100,000 - have also surpassed China's figure.
Spain's death toll also increased by 812 overnight from 6,528 to 7,340. Monday's increase was steep, but not as steep as Sunday's total of 838 which marked the country's worst day of the pandemic so far.
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