Mexico’s health ministry on Friday reported 5,824 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections and 552 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 585,738 cases and 63,146 deaths.

The government has said the real number of infected people is likely significantly higher than the confirmed cases.

Today marks exactly six months since the first case of COVID-19 was detected in Mexico. On February 28, when half the world was already suffering the ravages of the pandemic, the Mexican Government announced the first case of COVID in the country.