Spain says it is reporting no deaths from the new coronavirus in a 24-hour period for the first time since March, while the UK says it is reporting its lowest death toll since late March — 111 fatalities.
Spain emergency health response chief Fernando Simón says the development is “very, very encouraging.”
He tells a news conference there were only 71 new infections over the past 24 hours.
“We are in a very good place in the evolution of the pandemic,” Simón says. “The statistics are following a trend. They are going the right direction.”
People walk and do shopping in a commercial street in Madrid, on June 1, 2020, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. (Gabriel BOUYS / AFP)
Spain reported its first two deaths on March 3. On April 2, it recorded 950 deaths in 24 hours — the peak death toll.
The official death toll now stands at 27,127, with 240,000 cases.
Britain reports 111 more coronavirus deaths — the lowest daily toll since the start of the nationwide lockdown on March 23.
Reporting is often lower after a weekend, but Health Secretary Matt Hancock tells a news conference that it was a sign of “significant progress” in tackling the outbreak.
— Agencies
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