At least 4,858 people have died from coronavirus in Spain, with 64,059 cases recorded, according to Spanish Health Ministry data released Friday. The country’s rise in deaths — up 769 — was a new record in Spain, though the rate of increase was slower than in the past two days.
Lower increase in cases: The increase in new cases — 7,871 — was lower than in the past two days.
On Thursday, Spain’s Health Minister Salvador Illa had said analysis of recent data from Spain indicated a “phase of stabilization” in the trend of diagnoses.