Spain’s daily death toll from the coronavirus rose to 619 on Sunday, after falling for three straight days, the government said.
The country, one of the worst hit by the pandemic, has now recorded 16,972 deaths from COVID-19.
The daily toll was from 510 on Saturday, compared with a record 950 deaths as recently as April 2. The number of confirmed cases rose by 4,167 to 166,019, a smaller increase than was recorded on Saturday, the Health Ministry said.