A member of the Military Emergencies Unit (UME) carry out a general disinfection at the morgue of the Sant Antoni extended care facility in Barcelona. AFP Photo

Madrid: The death toll in Spain surged over 5,600 on Saturday after a record 832 people died in 24 hours, and the number of infections soared over 72,000, the government said.

Spain has the world's second-highest coronavirus death toll after Italy with 5,690 fatalities. The number of cases have jumped to 72,248 as the country moves to significantly increase testing.