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Mexico sees fatalities from COVID-19 rise to single-day record as officials warn against makeshift oxygen machines
Mexico’s health ministry has confirmed 1,803 new coronavirus deaths on Thursday, marking a record high since the pandemic began last year, as fatalities continue to tick up in the country with the world’s fourth-highest death toll.
Key points:
- Only the United States, Brazil and India have reported more COVID-19 fatalities
- Mexico has begun rolling out its vaccination program, but infections continue to rise
- Mexico City is the epicentre of the pandemic, and hospitals are at 89 per cent capacity
The previous record was set earlier this week at over 1,500 deaths caused by the fast-spreading respiratory disease.
The additional fatalities bring the total number of deaths to 146,174, according to the government’s official count.
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