Spain reports third consecutive daily fall in COVID-19 deaths

Spain recorded 510 COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, a fall on a day-to-day basis for the third consecutive day, according to the Ministry for Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Services.

The death toll had risen to 16,353, according to data published by the ministry on Saturday. It reported 605 fatalities on Friday, fewer than 683 deaths a day before.

Spain recorded 4,830 new confirmed cases on Saturday, an increase from the 4,576 new cases reported on Friday, but considerably down from Thursday's figure of 5,756. The total number of COVID-19 infections rose from 157,022 to 161,852 on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the country Saturday reported 3,441 new recoveries from the disease, with the total recoveries reaching 59,109.