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Spain has reported 580 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the biggest daily increase in cases nationwide for more than two months.

Most of the new cases detected on Wednesday were in the northern regions of Aragon and Catalonia, where outbreaks have led to the localised renewal of lockdown restrictions.

In the Lleida area of Catalonia, some 160,000 people have been ordered to quarantine at home as part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

The government of Aragon, meanwhile, said it would limit travel in and out of Zaragoza, the capital of the region.

The resurgence of cases in Catalonia and Aragon has raised fears of a second spike in infections in Spain, which has already been ravaged by the pandemic. More than 250,000 infections and 28,000 deaths have been recorded in total.

Fernando Simón, director of Spain’s Center for Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies, said the increase in infections was “worrying”.

He attributed the rise, in part, to the relaxation of social distancing restrictions.

Tourists have been returning to Spain since the nationwide lockdown was lifted Image caption: Tourists have been returning to Spain since the nationwide lockdown was lifted