Prognosis
Mexico Posts Largest Daily Increase in Covid-19 Deaths
- Deaths highest since Mexico adjusted calculation strategy
- Mexico ranks fourth worldwide in Covid-19 deaths with 135,682
The nation’s capital has seen a surge in hospitalizations, and Mexico City will remain on the highest Covid alert over the coming days, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said last week.
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Mexico reported the highest daily increase in Covid-19 deaths after breaking its own record last week with the government struggling to contain the current outbreak.
Deaths reached 1,314 on Tuesday, the single highest increase apart from Oct. 5, when health authorities adjusted their way of calculating fatalities from the novel coronavirus.