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Mexico posts 21,569 new COVID-19 cases, 618 more deaths

FILE PHOTO: A woman comforts her son, who is infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at her house as the coronavirus outbreak continues in the town of Magdalena Tequisistlan, in Oaxaca state, Mexico August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Luis PlataMEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Health Ministry on Thursday reported 21,569 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in […]

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Mexico reported 193,170 "excess deaths" through Sept 26

Mexican health authorities acknowledged Sunday that the country’s true death toll from the coronavirus pandemic is far higher than thought, saying there were 193,170 “excess” deaths in the year up to Sept. 26, with 139,153 of those judged to be attributable to COVID-19. That is about 50,000 more deaths than Mexico’s official, test-confirmed death toll […]

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Mexico records 3rd highest daily death numbers

Even as Mexico announced plans for reopening churches and religious events, the country posted near-record numbers of newly confirmed cases and deaths from COVID-19 on Tuesday. The Health Department reported that confirmed cases rose by 4,599, the second-highest daily increase to date, to reach an accumulated total of 154,863. Deaths rose by 730, the third-highest […]

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Mexico holidaymakers struck down by a parasite that causes diarrhoea

Dozens of holidaymakers visiting Mexico struck down by a parasite that causes explosive diarrhoea Health officials investigate after dozens of holidaymakers return from Mexico infected by a parasite that causes explosive diarrhoea Public Health England investigating spike in cases of Cyclospora cayetanensis    Fourth successive year since 2015 that people returning from Mexico affected As of […]