Spain records 809 more deaths, lowest figure this week

OVIEDO, Spain

Spain recorded the lowest daily deaths of this week on Saturday, the country’s Health Ministry said.

With 809 more fatalities in the last 24 hours, the death toll in the country stands at 11,744.

Additionally, 7,026 new cases were confirmed, bringing the tally to 124,000.

Only Italy has a death toll higher than Spain with over 14,600 reported fatalities.

Yet with Italy’s population of 60 million and Spain’s population of 46 million, Spain has almost reached the same proportional mortality as its Mediterranean neighbor.

Spain also surpassed Italy in the number of confirmed cases in a day. Only

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