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Mexico’s Covid-19 Cases Rise by Daily Record 6,995 to 275,003

A woman checks the body temperature of a visitor at a mall in Mexico City on July 8.Photographer: Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images

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By Dale Quinn

July 9, 2020 at 12:22 AM UTC

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Mexico reported a record daily rise of 6,995 confirmed Covid-19 cases, bringing the total to 275,003, according to data released by the Health Ministry Wednesday night.

Deaths rose by 782, to 32,796. Mexico has reported record daily rises in Covid-19 cases three times in the last week as the country has moved forward with reopening its economy. The country, like other Latin American nations, has a large vulnerable population of families who need to work to meet basic daily needs, which makes imposing widespread lockowns challenging.