Spain’s Covid-19 death toll tops 25,000

2 May 2020 • 5:52 PM MYT
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A man wearing a protective face mask walks during the hours allowed for elderly people to walk, for the first time since the lockdown was announced on March 14, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Madrid, Spain, May 2, 2020. — Reuters pic

BARCELONA, May 2 — Spain’s coronavirus death toll hit 25,100 on Saturday after 276 people died overnight, the health ministry said.

Total cases rose to 216,582 from 215,216 on Friday.

Spain has had one of the worst outbreaks in the world, but is past its peak and gradually easing lockdown restrictions. — Reuters