Mexico's health ministry confirmed 1,562 new cases of coronavirus infection on Sunday (May 10), along with 112 additional deaths, as government models projected that infections could peak this weekend.
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| A woman wearing a protective face mask walks on a street in Iztapalapa neighborhood, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Mexico City, Mexico May 8, 2020. (Photo: Reuters) |
Since Saturday, 3,500 new infections were logged, according to the official tally.
Reported coronavirus cases in the country total 35,022, with 3,465 deaths attributed to the highly contagious COVID-19 respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus. But the true number for both figures is almost certainly significantly higher due to the low level of testing nationwide.
