Mexico registers 2,143 coronavirus cases, 94 deaths

A woman holds a palm during a procession of the Palm Sunday celebration, after Mexico's government declared a health emergency and issued stricter rules to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Escobedo on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico April 5, 2020. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril

Mexico on Sunday had registered 2,143 cases of the novel coronavirus in the country, an increase of 253 cases from a day earlier, the health ministry said.

The number of deaths linked to the virus rose by 15 to 94.

A priest holds a mass at the courtyard of the San Juan de la Cruz church, during the Palm Sunday, after Mexico's government declared a health emergency and issued stricter rules to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Escobedo on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico April 5, 2020. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril

(Reporting by Drazen Jorgic)

Mexican priest Manuel Dorante, riding on the back of a pick-up truck, blesses faithfuls along the streets during Palm Sunday, after Mexico's government declared a health emergency and issued stricter rules to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, April 5, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Mexican priest Manuel Dorante, riding on the back of a pick-up truck, blesses faithfuls along the streets during Palm Sunday, after Mexico's government declared a health emergency and issued stricter rules to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, April 5, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez