Mexico's coronavirus death toll rises to 139,022

Paramedic Daniel Reyes waits outside the hospital with a 63-year-old patient, who suffers from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and is inside the ambulance while waiting for a free bed, as hospitals are fully occupied during the continued outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mexico City, Mexico January 13, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

Mexico reported 21,366 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 1,106 more fatalities on Friday, according to the Health Ministry, bringing its total to 1,609,735 infections and 139,022 deaths.

The real number of infected people and deaths is likely significantly higher than the official count, the ministry has said, because of a lack of widespread testing.

(Reporting by Anthony Esposito; Editing by Leslie Adler)