Coronavirus cases in Spain exceed 64,000 with 4,858 deaths

Spain's health department on Friday said 7,871 new coronavirus cases were detected in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 64,059, with the country's death toll rising by 769 to 4,858.

The Spanish health authority said that at least 9,444 medics in the country have contracted the virus.

It is the second hardest hit European country following Italy where over 80,000 coronavirus cases were registered.