Spain's coronavirus death toll surged by 410 on Sunday, the lowest daily rise in about a month, driving cautious optimism from the government that the numbers are on a downward path. in one of the world's hardest hit countries, prompting cautious optimism from the government that the figures are on a downward path. The daily rise in fatalities was the lowest since March 22 in Spain, one of the world's hardest hit countries. It is far below the highest daily jump of 950 deaths reported on April 2. This sends a sign of a slowdown of the spread of the virus after Spain had imposed a strict lockdown by mid-March. The total number of deaths reached 20,453 as of Sunday, the Spanish Health Ministry said. It is the third-highest tally worldwide after the United States and Italy. Meanwhile, Spain's total number of coronavirus cases increased to 195,944 from 191,726 on Saturday. Health workers account for 15.6 percent of those infected, according to health emergency chief Fernando Simon. "Data confirms the breaking of the curve, even with an increased number of tests," said Spain's Health Minister Salvador Illa, referring to the evolution of the death toll. "It is still a difficult stage, but we are going in the right direction." Illa said. Spain is conducting nearly 40,000 coronavirus tests daily, one of the highest numbers in Europe, Illa added. As of April 13, around a million tests had been conducted.
