The Valencia region reported 9,810 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, which were registered in the previous 24 hours – the highest daily figure since the outbreak began.
The number of active cases has also reached a record level in the region – with 54,168 people currently suffering from the virus.
This figure has increased three-fold in just over three weeks – up from 18,806 on December 29.
Regional president Ximo Puig spoke this week of his ‘enormous worry’ over the very high incidence of the virus in the region.
Full report in tomorrow’s Costa Blanca News – available from supermarkets, tobacconists/newspaper shops and online at www.costa-news.com