Mexico's confirmed coronavirus death toll rises above 101,900

FILE PHOTO: Rosalba, daughter of Natalia, who died on August of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the age of 86, reacts on her grave, as Mexico surpasses 100,000 deaths from the virus, in Mexico City, Mexico, November 16, 2020. Picture taken November 16, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

Mexico's health ministry on Monday reported 7,483 additional cases of the novel coronavirus and 250 more deaths in the country, bringing the official number of cases to 1,049,358 and the death toll to 101,926.

Health officials have said the real number of infections is likely significantly higher.

(Reporting by Anthony Esposito; Editing by Tom Hogue)