Spain says it has overcome the ‘toughest phase’ of coronavirus as the country reports its lowest number of deaths in one day for more than a month

Spain says it has overcome the ‘toughest phase’ of coronavirus as the country reports its lowest number of deaths in one day for more than a month.

The 367 registered deaths in the previous 24 hours represented just a 1.7% increase overall, down from 440 the previous day, and the lowest since March 21.

However, with 22,524 deaths in total, Spain still has the world’s third-highest tally after the United States and Italy.

Cases rose over 6,700 to 219,764 from the day before, but the rise in new infections based on more specific testing was much lower, at 2,796, meaning those cured, at 3,105, surpassed new infections for the first time.

‘We have indeed overcome the toughest phase, the most critical phase of the disease, thanks mainly to the effort of the whole Spanish society,’ government spokeswoman Maria Jesus Montero told a news briefing.