Spain's Coronavirus Cases Rise to 8,744, Death Toll Up at 297

A woman crosses the usually busy La Castellana avenue in Madrid, Spain, the latest European nations to severely curtail people's movements to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

Spain's tally of coronavirus cases rose to 8,744 on Monday and the number of fatalities rose to 297, said Fernando Simon, the head of the country's health emergency center.

The previous tally was 7,753 cases on Sunday, with 288 fatalities