Spain Reports Downward Trend of New COVID-19 Cases, Deaths

A healthcare worker is pictured through a window of the emergency room of the 12 de Octubre Hospital, amid the CCP virus outbreak in Madrid, Spain on March 31, 2020. Sergio Perez/Reuters

Spanish authorities said the downward trend in new infections and deaths caused by the CCP virus is holding even amid a slight increase on Tuesday.

Spain recorded 9,222 new confirmed cases, an 11 percent increase to 94,417, and 849 new deaths as the death toll hit 8,189.