Spain counts 331 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

Local police officers observe three minutes of silence in memory of people who died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while a man walks with his son, after restrictions were partially lifted for children for the first time in six weeks, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Ronda, Spain, April 26, 2020. Credit: Reuters Photo

Spain on Monday counted another 331 new virus deaths, with the overnight toll rising by several dozen from its lowest level in more than a month.

The figure raised the overall toll to 23,521 in Spain, which has suffered the world's third-highest number of deaths but which on Sunday began easing the conditions of its lockdown, allowing children out to play for the first time in six weeks.