Mexico battles new wave of coronavirus
Daily cases in Mexico hit record highs as the official death toll passed 250,000, which is one of the highest worldwide.
An additional 18,262 confirmed coronavirus cases were added to Mexico’s accumulated case tally on Tuesday, while the COVID-19 death toll rose by 940.
There have now been just under 3.25 million confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic, a figure that likely represents just a small fraction of the number of people who have really been infected in a country where the federal government has never prioritized widespread testing as a means to combat the spread of the virus.
Mexico’s COVID-19 death toll, also widely considered to be a vast undercount, now stands at 254,466, the fourth highest total in the world.
There are an estimated 124,835 active cases across Mexico, according to the federal Health Ministry, with the highest numbers in Mexico City, México state, Nuevo León and Tabasco.
Almost 81 million vaccine doses have been administered, according to the most recent data, and about one quarter of all Mexicans, adults and children, are fully vaccinated. About 44% of the population has had at least one shot.
Mexico is currently amid a delta variant-driven third wave of the pandemic with average daily case numbers reaching their highest level yet this month.
