Coronavirus live updates: Spain had the worst day with 385 deaths in a single day; total deaths stand at 17,247

The coronavirus COVID-19 is affecting 184 countries and territories around the world. With 396,035 cases reported, the death toll from the new coronavirus is at least 17,247 worldwide with 6,000 in Europe. Spain had the worst day since the coronavirus outbreak started.

Italy announced 385 more deaths on Tuesday, the biggest day-to-day increase in the country’s four-week epidemic. The total number of deaths in Spain reached 2696.