Prognosis

Mexico Registers 59% More Excess Deaths Than Expected Amid Covid

Cenaprece noted 122,765 excess deaths from March to August
Mexico has more than 67,000 fatalities from Covid-19

Musicians play music as a relative mourns during the burial of a relative who died from the coronavirus at San Miguel Xico cemetery in Mexico City, on Aug. 5. — Musicians play music as a relative mourns during the burial of a relative who died from the coronavirus at San Miguel Xico cemetery in Mexico City, on Aug. 5.
Photographer: Alejandro Cegarra/Bloomberg

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By Amy Stillman

September 6, 2020 at 4:17 PM UTC

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Mexico reported excess deaths of 122,765 from March to August, a 59% increase from what was expected, as the novel coronavirus put the country fourth on the global list of Covid-19 fatalities.