Mexico Overtakes U.K. to Have World’s Third-Most Covid-19 Deaths

A man walks past graves in the special area of the Municipal Pantheon of Valle de Chalco, State of Mexico, on July 28.Photographer: Alfredo Estrella/AFP via Getty Images

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By Dale Quinn

August 1, 2020 at 12:30 AM UTC

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Mexico has overtaken the U.K. to become the country with the third-most deaths due to Covid-19, according to data released by the Health Ministry Friday night. Reported fatalities rose 688 from Thursday to reach 46,688, the data show.