A total of 59,109 people in Spain have now recovered after contracting coronavirus -- an increase of more than 11,000 over the past three days -- according to new data from the Spanish Health Ministry released Saturday.

However, the number of deaths recorded in Spain has risen by 510 in the past 24 hours, an increase of 3.2%. The total number of deaths stands at 16,353.

Active cases increase: The number of active cases rose to 86,390 (a figure that excludes those who have died or recovered from the virus). That’s an increase of 1.5% -- slightly higher than the rate of increase over the past four days.