Coronavirus in Mexico; August 7, 2021 Report

The Ministry of Health ( SSa ) reported that as of August 7 there are already 244,248 confirmed deaths in Mexico from the new coronavirus (COVID-19), as well as 2,964,244 accumulated cases. In the last 24 hours, there were 515 deaths and 20,018 new infections.

On August 5, 988,155 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were injected. In total, 70,808,386 vaccines have been applied throughout the country.

In Mexico, 56% of the adult population has been vaccinated and the entities that report the greatest progress in immunization are Mexico . . .

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