Spain reports drop in daily virus death toll for fifth day in a row

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Spain recorded a slight decrease in the number of daily coronavirus deaths with the government set to unveil plans to relax stringent lockdown measures in place since mid-March, according to AFP.

The number of fatalities rose by 301 to 23,822 in the previous 24 hours, the health ministry said.

It is the fifth consecutive day that the number of daily fatalities in Spain — which has the world's third highest Covid-19 death toll after the United States and Italy — has been below 400.

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