Mexico Overtakes India, Now Has World s Third Most Covid Deaths Mexico Overtakes India, Now Has World s Third Most Covid Deaths The Health Ministry reported an increase of 1,506 deaths on Thursday night, bringing the total 155,145. Cases rose 18,670 to 1,825,519.
Hospital occupancy in the capital of Mexico City has remained near 90% over the past weeks.
Mexico s Covid-19 deaths surpassed those in India, making the country s outbreak the third-most deadly worldwide, as officials struggle to contain a pandemic that s taking an increasingly grim toll.
The Health Ministry reported an increase of 1,506 deaths on Thursday night, bringing the total 155,145. Cases rose 18,670 to 1,825,519.
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who himself is currently battling the illness, has resisted mandatory lockdowns seen in other countries and has largely pressed forward with the same priorities he had before the outbreak. He s avoided widespread direct stimulus to ease the virus s economic