<span style="color: #222222;">In Spain, the Coronavirus death toll rose to 1,002 today after 235 people died in 24 hours and the number of cases approached 20,000. The spiralling number of infections has propelled Spain into the top four worst-hit countries in the world – with the figures growing as the country steps up its capacity for testing.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Health Ministry said, over the past seven days, the number of deaths has risen 10-fold. Since the last around mid-day yesterday, another 2,833 infections have been confirmed, taking the overall number of cases to 19,980. Of those diagnosed, 52 per cent were in hospital and around six per cent were being treated in intensive care.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Madrid remains the worst-hit area, accounting for 7,165 cases, or 36 per cent of the total infections in Spain, while the number of deaths in the capital rose to 628 – around 63 per cent of the national total. Government figures show that 1,585 cases have recovered, three-quarters of whom are in the Madrid region.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Meanwhile, Madrid and Barcelona announced today that they would set up field hospitals in their biggest exhibition halls to deal with the anticipated growth in the number of patients.</span><br />''