TEHRAN (FNA)- Spain, one of the hardest pandemic-hit countries in Europe, is gradually easing the restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, as the fatal virus has killed almost 26,750 people.
Spain has recorded 123 new COVID-19 fatalities over the past 24 hours (143 yesterday), which is the lowest daily increase since March 18 (when 107 fatalities were registered), the Health Ministry announced on Monday, Europe News reported.
Spain’s COVID-19 death toll has now reached 26,744. The country ranks fourth in terms of COVID-19 fatalities globally, after the United States, the United Kingdom and Italy.
The number of cured COVID-19 patients exceeds 137,000 after seeing a 973 increase over the past 24 hours (2,214 yesterday).
The number of active cases keeps decreasing and now amounts to around 63,500.
As many as 48,320 doctors have tested positive for COVID-19 in Spain since the beginning of the outbreak, and 40 doctors have died.