Spain on Monday counted another 331 new virus deaths, with the overnight toll rising by several dozen from its lowest level in more than a month.

A man and a child wearing face masks, ride bicycles in Seville, on April 26, 2020 during a national lockdown to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease. (Photo: AFP)

The figure raised the overall toll to 23,521 in Spain, which has suffered the world's third-highest number of deaths but which on Sunday began easing the conditions of its lockdown, allowing children out to play for the first time in six weeks.