Mexico confirms nearly 600 new coronavirus deaths: health ministry

Reuters

Published Jun 09, 2020 08:28PM ET

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry reported 4,199 new confirmed coronavirus infections and 596 additional fatalities on Tuesday, bringing the total in the country to 124,301 cases and 14,649 deaths.

The government has said the real number of infected people is significantly higher than the official count.