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41-Year-Old Is First Coronavirus Death in Mexico, Ministry Says

  • Health Ministry says patient who died also had diabetes
  • Covid-19 cases rise to 118 in Mexico from 93 on Tuesday
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Mexico’s Health Ministry confirmed that a 41-year-old man is the first patient to have died with coronavirus in Mexico.

The man had registered symptoms since March 9 and also had diabetes, the ministry said on its Twitter account. Health authorities have reported 118 cases of Covid-19 as of Wednesday evening, up from 93 one day prior.