<p class="title">Once again, Spain hit a new record with 849 people dying of <a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">COVID-19</a> in 24 hours, hiking the overall death toll to 8,189, the government said on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The increase came after a day in which the number of deaths had fallen slightly, raising hopes the epidemic could be reaching a peak in Spain, which has logged the world's second-highest number of deaths from the virus, after Italy.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Another 9,222 people tested positive for the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 94,417.</p>
<p class="title">Once again, Spain hit a new record with 849 people dying of <a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">COVID-19</a> in 24 hours, hiking the overall death toll to 8,189, the government said on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The increase came after a day in which the number of deaths had fallen slightly, raising hopes the epidemic could be reaching a peak in Spain, which has logged the world's second-highest number of deaths from the virus, after Italy.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Another 9,222 people tested positive for the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 94,417.</p>