Mexico records its largest single-day increase of COVID-19 cases, and second deadliest day

The Ministry of Health (SSa) reported this Tuesday, May 19, that the accumulated COVID-19 infections are 54,346, adding 2,713 new cases today. Today marks the most confirmed cases of the virus in a single day, with the previous record being 2,409 on May 14.

Furthermore, since the beginning of the epidemic, Mexico has suffered 5,666 fatalities, with 334 additional deaths in the last 24-hours, the second deadliest day, just below the record of 353 deaths in a single day set on May 12.

The State of Jalisco added 35 . . .