Overview

• The victim was a 77-year-old man from the Don Benito-Villanueva health area who had been hospitalized there.
• Four patients with confirmed infection remain hospitalized at Hospital de Don Benito-Villanueva.
• Health authorities reported three new infections on Friday, bringing Extremadura’s 2025 total to 11.
• The regional health service instructed all eight health areas to remain on alert to speed diagnosis of suspected cases.
• Several infections were asymptomatic and found through plasma-donor screening, and officials advise removing standing water, wearing protective clothing, using repellents and fitting mosquito nets.