Mexican health officials reported on Wednesday 448 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 43 new deaths, bringing the country's total to 5,847 cases and 449 deaths.
FILE PHOTO: Health workers wearing protective gear test people for coronavirus disease at a drive-through testing station, as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues, in Monterrey, Mexico April 11, 2020. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
MEXICO CITY - Mexican health officials reported on Wednesday 448 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 43 new deaths, bringing the country’s total to 5,847 cases and 449 deaths. Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said last week the country might have as many as 26,500 people infected with the fast-spreading coronavirus.
Citing government models, Lopez-Gatell said many who are infected likely did not have symptoms or were not diagnosed.
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