Madrid, April 17, 2020, SPA -- The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Spain rose to 188,068 today, the country's head of health emergencies Fernando Simon said at a news conference. Health authorities identified 5,252 new cases of the virus between Thursday and Friday, which represents a 2.9% increase. --SPA 13:12 LOCAL TIME 10:12 GMT 0004 www.spa.gov.sa/w1308643