Spain's coronavirus toll slows, with 410 deaths overnight: health ministry

Priest Andres Conde, 49, receives help from his twin sister Inma while donning personal protective equipment he received from a convent as they prepare food donations for distribution to needy families, during a lockdown amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Ronda, southern Spain April 18, 2020. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak rose by 410 on Sunday, down from 565 on Saturday, the Health Ministry said, bringing the total to 20,453 deaths in one of the world’s hardest hit countries.

The number of overall coronavirus cases rose to 195,944 on Sunday from 191,726 on Saturday, it added.

Reporting by Joan Faus; Editing by Alex Richardson

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