Spain counts 331 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

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.

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