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Mexico posts record 6,741 new coronavirus cases

Reuters WORLD
Published July 03,2020
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Worker Martin Niano digs a grave in a new section of the Municipal Cemetery of Valle de Chalco opened to accommodate the surge in deaths amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Thursday, July 2, 2020. (AP Photo)

Mexico on Thursday posted a record for new coronavirus cases reported on a single day, with 6,741 more cases, bringing its overall tally of infections to 238,511, according to health ministry data.

The country also recorded 679 additional fatalities, bringing its overall death toll to 29,189.