Mexico registers 1,120 new coronavirus cases, 236 deaths
Cemetery and funeral workers wearing personal protective equipment carry the coffin of a victim of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before cremation, as the outbreak of COVID-19 continues in Mexico City, Mexico May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso
Mexico registered 1,120 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday and 236 new deaths, a health official said, bringing the total in the country to 26,025 known cases and 2,507 deaths.
However, Mexico has conducted a very low number of tests. The government said on Sunday that the real number of cases was above 104,000, according to a statistical model.
A funeral worker wearing personal protective equipment holds the urn with the remains of a victim of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a crematorium waiting room, as the outbreak of COVID-19 continues in Mexico City, Mexico May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso
(Reporting by Stefanie Eschenbacher)
Black smoke is seen from outside a crematorium, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Mexico City, Mexico May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos JassoCoffins are seen as a man wearing a protective face mask stands outside a crematorium, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Mexico City, Mexico May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos JassoA funeral worker wearing personal protective equipment stands outside a crematorium, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Mexico City, Mexico May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos JassoA municipality employee, wearing protective gear, disinfects the outside of the local market, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos JassoFILE PHOTO: A man stands behind a fence of the triage for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients as the spread of COVID-19 continues in Mexico City, Mexico May 4, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos JassoA gas vendor is seen as municipality employees, wearing protective gear, disinfect the area, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos JassoA street vendor is seen outside the local market, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico May 5, 2020. Sign reads "Careful, You are entering a high contagion zone". REUTERS/Carlos JassoPeople wait for a bus as municipality employees, wearing protective gear, disinfect the area, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos JassoA journalist wearing a protective mask stands by a wall, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso
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