Spain's Covid-19 death toll could be nearly 60 per cent higher than the official figure of 28,432, according to an investigation by El Pais newspaper, Reuters reports.

The country's official death toll includes only people who were formally diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, not suspected cases who were never tested.

By counting regional statistics of all suspected and confirmed fatalities from the virus, El Pais reached a total of 44,868 deaths. If accurate, that would make Spain's outbreak the second deadliest in Europe after Britain's.

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