Spain coronavirus death toll rises by 932 overnight
Infections rise by around 7,500, according to health ministry
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Your support makes all the difference.The number of people who have died after contracting coronavirus in Spain has risen to 10,935 – up by 932 from the day before.
It marks the first time the daily death toll has slowed down in over a week.
Meanwhile, the number of recorded infections jumped to 117,710 on Friday morning, according to the Spanish health ministry.
This is an increase of around 7,500 in 24 hours.
The health ministry said the official death toll rose by 932 on Friday – around 20 less than Thursday’s record increase of 950.
Spain has been one of the hardest-hit countries in the world during the coronavirus pandemic.
It had the second-largest number of cases in the world after the US and the second-biggest death toll after Italy on Friday morning.
Spain has been in lockdown for several weeks as it battles it Covid-19 outbreak, with people only able to leave their homes for essential trips.
Tougher restrictions started this week which allow only essential workers to travel into work.
Pedro Sanchez, the prime minister, said in a televised address at the weekend all workers would have to remain at home "as if it were a weekend" to "intensify" efforts to stem the outbreak of the coronavirus.
Before that, people were allowed to go to offices and factories if they were unable to work from home during the lockdown.
Spain has shed an unprecedented 900,000 jobs since its coronavirus lockdown started, according to data released on Thursday.
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