Mexico records its highest day of COVID-19 infections with a 52% positivity rate

The Mexican Health authorities reported this Thursday that there were 718 new deaths and 8,438 new infections by COVID -19 in the last 24 hours, for a cumulative of 41,908 deaths and 370,712 infections since the start of the pandemic in the country on February 28.

Today marks the first time that Mexico has recorded more than 8,000 infections in a single day, and current positivity rates remain high at 52%, meaning more than half of people tested result in a positive diagnosis of COVID-19.

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