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Mexico Acute Lung Infections Up 50%, Imply Covid Undercount

  • Cases in April have spiked from a year ago, data show
  • Mexico uses selective testing model that may misrepresent data

A patient is transferred from the General Balbuena Hospital to the Enrique Cabrera Hospital, in Mexico City on April 23.

Photographer: Alfredo Estrella/AFP via Getty Images

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Severe acute respiratory infections in Mexico spiked 50% this season compared with a year ago, almost certainly all due to coronavirus, suggesting that government figures on Covid-19 cases are far too low.