A police officer guards a closed road at the city center after amenities and businesses were shut for the second time this weekend due to overcrowding over the last few days, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Mexico City, Mexico July 4, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso
Mexico reported 523 more coronavirus deaths on Saturday, pushing its tally to 30,366, overtaking France to become the fifth-highest in the world.
The health ministry also reported 6,914 new infections and a total of 252,165 confirmed cases.
Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez Gatell reiterated that the actual number of infected was probably significantly higher.
Traditional musicians are seen next to residents and tourist at the souvenir market in the city center, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Tijuana, Mexico July 4, 2020.REUTERS/Jorge Duenes
"We knew from the beginning that the cases we report here do not represent the total number of people with COVID-19 in Mexico," he told a regular news conference.
"Neither Mexico nor any other country in the world aims to make an exhaustive count."
Citing unpublished figures from the civil registry, broadcaster Milenio said that by June 19 almost twice as many people had died from the virus as reported by Lopez Gatell.
Traditional Mariachi musicians play music for residents and tourist behind a cordon for social distancing in the city center, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Tijuana, Mexico July 4, 2020.REUTERS/Jorge Duenes
Reuters was unable to immediately verify the information.
Mexican soldier stands guard as travelers enter to Ciudad Jurez, Mexico from the United States through the Stanton-Lerdo international bridge to prevent contagion due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico July 4, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
(Reporting by Stefanie Eschenbacher and Sharay Angulo; Editing by Richard Chang and Clarence Fernandez)
Mexican paramedic checks the temperature of a traveler as she enters to Ciudad Jurez, Mexico from the United States through the Stanton-Lerdo international bridge to prevent contagion due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ciudad Juarez , Mexico July 4, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
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