Mexico reports nearly 3,000 new coronavirus cases, total infections at 120,000
People stand on the street as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Mexico City, Mexico June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso/File Photo
The Mexican government reported 2,999 new coronavirus cases on Monday, bringing total confirmed infections to 120,102, according to data from the health ministry.
The country's official coronavirus death toll rose to 14,053, up from 13,699 on Sunday.
The government has said the actual number of infections and deaths caused by COVID-19, the highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the virus, is likely significantly higher than the confirmed cases.
A person is seen standing on the street through the window of a car, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Mexico City, Mexico June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso
(Reporting by David Alire Garcia; Editing by Kim Coghill and Tom Hogue)
People walk on the street as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Mexico City, Mexico June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos JassoA man walks on the street as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Mexico City, Mexico June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos JassoPeople queue to try to get into a bus as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Mexico City, Mexico June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos JassoLuis, 62, a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and diabetes, is pictured as Red Cross paramedic holds a mask on his face before transferring him from a hospital to another in Mexico City, Mexico, June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard GarridoLuis, 62, a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and diabetes, is pictured inside a capsule as Red Cross paramedics transfer him from a hospital to another in Mexico City, Mexico, June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard GarridoA patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) looks to a Red Cross paramedic in a public hospital in Mexico City, Mexico, June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
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