Mexico’s 193,000 Excess Deaths Suggest Undercount of Covid Toll
- Tally is twice the number of fatalities linked to pandemic
- Confirmed deaths from coronavirus stood at 88,924 on Sunday
A person mourns during the burial of a relative who died from the coronavirus at San Miguel Xico cemetery in Mexico City.
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Mexico has recorded 37% more deaths than what’s expected in a normal year.
The country released excess deaths figures Sunday night that showed 193,170 more people have died through September than what authorities expected in an average year.