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Spain, Italy to extend lockdowns as coronavirus death rates drop

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Spain has recorded its lowest daily death toll from the new coronavirus in 17 days, with 605 people dying, the government said today.

The update raised the overall number o f fatalities to 15,843 in Spain, which has suffered one of the worst outbreaks of COVID-19 in the world, and where the total number of confirmed cases now stands at 157,022.

The figures showed the death rate slowing to four percent, down from just under four percent on Thursday in line with a trend which began on 25 March when it stood at over 27 percent.

The rate of infection also slowed, with  4,576 new cases over the past 24 hours, while the number of people who recovered from the virus rose to 55,688.

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