<span style="color: #222222;">Spain's  health chiefs said the rate of new infections was continuing its downward trend although 849 coronavirus deaths were reported in 24 hours.<br />'' <br />'' After Italy, Spain has suffered the world's second most deadly serious outbreak which has now claimed 8,189 lives.The latest figures came a day after the death toll fell slightly, raising hopes the epidemic could be peaking.<br />'' <br />'' Over the same period, the number of confirmed cases rose to 94,417 after another 9,222 people tested positive: a nearly 11-percent increase.<br />'' <br />'' That figure was seen as a setback after a week in which the rate had been steadily failing, with Monday's figures having shown a rise of just over 8.0 percent.</span><br />''