By 3 March , Madrid had become the major focus of the pandemic , with a major outbreak linked to evangelical churches in eastern Madrid.  A state of alarm and national lockdown was imposed on 14 March 2020.  # .Xn3xj0dKjIU The daily deathtoll surpassed 700 on 23 March with 738 people dying in a single day.  28 March , at least 5,138 people had died , 4,165 people were hospitalized in intensive care ( 1,312 in the Community of Madrid ) and more than 350,000 tests for COVID-19 had been conducted.
In Madrid , less than 5,000 people died and less than 4,000 people were hospitalized during the coronavirus pandemic before March 28 .