Prognosis
Mexico Passes Spain to Have Sixth Deadliest Virus Outbreak
- Rising deaths come as Latin America emerges as virus hot spot
- Mexican government has pushed forward with reopening economy
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Mexico’s Covid-19 deaths rose by 741 to reach 28,510, leading the country to overtake Spain and have the world’s sixth most-deadly outbreak, according to data released by the Health Ministry Wednesday night.
Confirmed cases rose by 5,681 to 231,770. Deaths and cases in Mexico have increased steadily in recent weeks as Latin America has emerged as a hot spot for the pandemic. The country is also likely to soon overtake France, which has 29,864 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.