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Health

Mexico records 12,511 new coronavirus cases, 897 more deaths

People queue to fill oxygen tanks for relatives due to an increase in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection rates in Mexico, outside a medical supply store in Mexico City, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

Mexico's health ministry on Tuesday reported 12,511 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 897 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 1,338,426 cases and 119,495 deaths.

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

(Reporting by Miguel Gutierrez, Writing by Laura Gottesdiener; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)

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