Mexico’s health ministry reported 1,349 new known coronavirus cases and 89 more deaths on Saturday, bringing the country’s total to 22,088 cases and 2,061 deaths.
Puerto Vallarta has not reported any new cases or deaths in the past 24-hours, however only 13 people have been tested in the past day.
The head of Mexico’s consumer protection agency, Ricardo Sheffield, said on Twitter on Saturday he had tested positive, becoming at least the second high-ranking federal government official with the virus.
Hugo López-Gatell, Undersecretary . . .
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