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Health

Mexico posts record 7,280 new coronavirus cases

FILE PHOTO: People walk along the street before entering the area where stores are open, during the gradual reopening of commercial activities in the city, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Mexico City, Mexico July 6, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Romero

Mexico on Thursday posted a fresh record for new coronavirus cases reported on a single day, with 7,280 cases, bringing its overall tally of infections to 282,283, health ministry data showed.

The country also recorded 730 additional fatalities, bringing its overall death toll to 33,526.

Mexico's previous one-day record was posted a day earlier on Wednesday, when 6,995 new cases were registered.

(Reporting by Adriana Barrera; Writing by Drazen Jorgic)

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