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Mexico reports 4,973 new coronavirus cases and 342 deaths

Hugo, a patient who recovered from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is pictured as he leaves from the Juarez Hospital to go to his house in Mexico City Mexico, July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

Mexico's health ministry on Monday reported 4,973 new coronavirus cases and 342 additional deaths, bringing the country's total cases to 395,489 and death toll to 44,022.

The figures were published earlier in the day by Johns Hopkins University.

Mexico has the fourth highest coronavirus death tally worldwide.

Hugo, a patient who recovered from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), looks on as he leaves from the Juarez Hospital to go to his house in Mexico City, Mexico, July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

The government has said the real number of infected people is likely significantly higher than the confirmed cases.

(Reporting by Anthony Esposito; Editing by Sandra Maler)

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