Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mexico City
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico registered 353 new cases of coronavirus on Monday, bringing its total to 5,014 cases and 332 deaths, the health ministry said.
Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell has acknowledged that Mexico likely has far more people infected with the fast-spreading coronavirus, citing government statistical models.
Last week, Lopez-Gatell said the country might have 26,500 cases, with many of those not showing symptoms or not diagnosed.
(Reporting by Julia Love; Editing by Frank Jack Daniel)
Health workers wearing protective gear test people for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a drive-through testing station, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Monterrey
Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mexico City
A health worker wearing a protective gear tests people for coronavirus disease COVID-19 at a drive-thru testing while the spread of the coronavirus disease COVID-19 continues, in Monterrey
