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</ul></div>The downward phase of the COVID-19 pandemic lasted longer than the rising phase, i.e. from 21 March to 30 June 2020. The evolution of the main variables was brought under control after several weeks of strict lockdown, during which only professionals of essential activities were allowed to work and travel. It shall be borne in mind that Spain ranked second in the international context in terms of the amount of COVID-19 cases and the number of deaths from COVID-19 from the end of March to mid-April 2020.
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The highest amount of new COVID-19 cases was registered on 23 March 2020, when 8,444 new cases were recorded. From 1 April onwards, the fall was continuous. After 12 April 2020, the amount of new daily COVID-19 cases stood below 3,000. On 3 May, the amount of cases stood around 500. Lower figures were reached after early June 2020.
The cumulative regional incidence of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 inhabitants was consistent with the spatial patterns observed during the rising phase of the pandemic. The provinces of Castile and León (Castilla y León) (, e.g. over 1,500 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in Segovia and Soria), Castile-La Mancha (Castilla-La Mancha) (, e.g. over 1,000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in Ciudad Real), Extremadura, Madrid, La Rioja, Biscay (Bizkaia), Navarre (Navarra), Huesca, Lleida and Barcelona showed figures well above the national average (362.5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants). In absolute terms, there was a significant rise in the amount of daily COVID-19 cases in the provinces of Madrid and Barcelona, where nearly 17,000 and 12,000 cumulative cases had been recorded by 31 March. By the end of June 2020, these figures had risen to 37,000 in Madrid and 32,000 in Barcelona. Biscay (Bizkaia), Navarre (Navarra), Valencia and Ciudad Real registered figures of around 5,000 cumulative cases during the first half of 2020.
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[[File:Logo Monografía.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Map: Admissions to ICUs due to COVID-19 during the downward phase of the pandemic. 2020. Spain.]]
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</ul></div>By the end of June 2020, these figures had risen to 37,000 in Madrid and 32,000 in Barcelona. Biscay (Bizkaia), Navarre (Navarra), Valencia and Ciudad Real registered figures of around 5,000 cumulative cases during the first half of 2020.
Daily hospital admissions due to COVID-19 reached the highest levels from 21 to 31 March 2020, when over 5,000 admissions were registered every day. From 1 to 3 April 2020, figures stood around 3,000 hospital admissions per day. By 11 April 2020, these figures had been reduced to 1,000 hospital admissions/day, and by the last week of April they stood by 500. From then until late June, daily hospital admissions were below 200/100,000 inhabitants. A very high hospital admission rate due to COVID-19 was to be observed in the province of Barcelona and in the Spanish hinterland, with figures well above the national average (185.2 hospital admissions per 100,000 inhabitants). The provinces of Segovia, Cuenca and Ciudad Real stood out with over 500 hospital admissions per 100,000 inhabitants. In absolute terms, the provinces of Madrid and Barcelona registered 28,000 and 14,000 hospital admissions in total.
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