Mexico's COVID-19 death toll exceeds 47,000
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| Mexico reported 688 new coronavirus related deaths on Friday and 8,458 new cases |
The coronavirus death toll in Mexico has surpassed 47,000 mark, the country's Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez Gatell has announced.
On 1st August, 2020 there are 434,193 confirmed cases and 87,771 suspected cases of coronavirus. There have been 477,733 negative tests, 47,472 confirmed deaths and 284,847 people recovered, Lopez Gatell said on Twitter on Saturday.
On Friday, Mexico surpassed the United Kingdom in the coronavirus death toll count, becoming the country with the third largest number of COVID-19 fatalities, after the United States and Brazil.
The UK's coronavirus death toll currently stands at over 46,200, while the US and Brazil have reported a total of around 154,300 and 93,500 fatalities, respectively.
Mexico reported 688 new coronavirus related deaths on Friday and 8,458 new cases. A day earlier, Mexico reported 7,730 new COVID-19 cases and 639 new coronavirus related fatalities.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that he would start wearing a protective mask after corruption in the country was defeated.
The Mexican leader has been showing up at public events and daily press conferences without a mask, claiming that its benefit in protecting against viruses has not been scientifically proven.
At the same time, he tries to follow social distancing guidelines and wears a mask only where official regulations require it, for example, on airplanes.