Spain announces 812 new deaths, toll surges past 7,000

It is the first decline in the number of deaths in a 24-hour period since Thursday

Update: 2020-03-30 10:21 GMT
Mortuary employees wearing face masks burry the coffin of a COVID-19 coronavirus victim at Fuencarral cemetery in Madrid. AFP Photo

Madrid: Spain confirmed another 812 deaths in 24 hours from the coronavirus on Monday, bringing the total number of deaths to 7,340, according to health ministry figures.

It is the first decline in the number of deaths in a 24-hour period since Thursday in Spain, which has world's second most deadly outbreak after Italy. Spain recorded 838 virus deaths on Sunday.

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