674 people have died in Spain after testing positive for coronavirus

Another 674 people have died in Spain after testing positive for coronavirus. A total of 130,759 confirmed cases of the virus have been recorded in the world’s second-worst hit country, which is an increase of 6,023 since yesterday.

The death toll now stands at 12,418. On Saturday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he would extend the country’s lockdown by another 15 days until April 26, in a bid to give the health system time to recover.

In a televised address to the nation, Mr Sanchez said the lockdown measures were starting to show positive results by ‘saving lives’ but he warned the latest extension would not be the last.