Daily coronavirus deaths in Spain fall

International Desk Published: 5 April 2020, 04:41 PM | Updated: 5 April 2020, 04:42 PM
Daily coronavirus deaths in Spain fall

The downward trend of daily deaths from the coronavirus in Spain continued on Sunday, with the latest number falling to 674, citing the Health Ministry, reports EL PAIS.

This marks a fall of 135 compared to Saturday, which saw 809. Sunday’s figure is the lowest seen in 10 days. The highest total so far was reported on April 2, with 950 fatalities from Covid-19 in a 24-hour period. 

The total number of deaths in the country from the coronavirus now stands at 12,418, with 130,759 confirmed infections, a rise of 6,023 in the last 24 hours. 

New infections grew just 5% in the last day, however, which is the lowest rise since the health crisis began. 

A total of 30,080 patients have recovered from the disease and have been discharged from hospital.