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Spanish Princess Maria Teresa Dies of Coronavirus

Spanish Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Parma has died of the deadly coronavirus. She is the first royal to have died from the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease.
The news of her demise was contained in a statement posted by her brother, Prince Sixto Enrique de Borbon, the Duke of Aranjuez, on Facebook;
“On this afternoon our sister Maria Teresa de Borbon Parma and Borbon Busset, a victim of the coronavirus COVID-19, died in Paris at the age of eighty-six.”
Princess Teresa, 86-year-old, a distant cousin of King Felipe VI, died in Paris, France on Thursday, according to Prince Sixto.
France on Sunday recorded 2,606 people’s death from the coronavirus, indicating a spike of 292 deaths within 24 hours.
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The total confirmed cases of the virus in the country according to the French public health website on Sunday was 40.174; indicating about a seven per cent increase compared to a day prior.
Spain has also recorded more than 85,000 confirmed cases of the virus on Monday, according to Worldometers stats; with 7,340 death.
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