Spain’s daily coronavirus death toll drops to 510

OVIEDO, Spain

Spain registered another 510 coronavirus deaths on Saturday, bringing the total number of fatalities to 16,353, according to the Health Ministry.

The figure represents a continued downward trend in daily fatalities since hitting a peak of 950 slightly more than a week ago. Saturday’s toll is the lowest daily since March 23.

Since Friday, 4,830 more cases were confirmed, pushing the total number of cases to 161,852. Of those, 59,109 people have recovered.

Spain’s state of emergency has been extended until April 26, but Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said this week it looked likely that the government will

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