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Mexico reports 1,506 new cases of COVID-19, 111 more deaths

Reuters WORLD
Published April 18,2021
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A relative of a person who died from Covid-19, places a candle in a memorial for the coronavirus victims placed at the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, on April 15, 2021. (Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA / AFP)

Mexico's health ministry on Sunday reported 1,506 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country and 111 more fatalities, bringing its total to 2,305,602 infections and 212,339 deaths.

The government has said the real number of cases is likely significantly higher, and separate data published recently suggested the actual death toll is at least 60% above the confirmed figure.