Mexico reports more than 6,000 new cases in one day, as President calls for moment of silence
Mexico’s Health Ministry reported 6,139 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the country’s total number of cases to 456,100.
The ministry also registered 829 new fatalities, raising the death toll to 49,698.
Earlier on Wednesday, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced a minute of silence for Covid-19 victims, that will take place every day at noon across government offices and Armed Forces facilities in the country.
Mexico has recorded the world’s sixth highest total number of confirmed cases and third highest total number of deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.