Spain: Deaths down for 2nd straight day

Madrid: Spain recorded a second successive daily drop in coronavirus-related deaths with 809 fatalities. The total number of deaths in Spain stands at 11,744. A record 950 persons died on Thursday. The number of new cases also slowed at 7,026, taking the total to 1,24,736. Recoveries over the last 24 hours stood at 3,706, taking the total to 34,219. Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez announced the extension of the country's lockdown until April 25.