Workers spray disinfectant in front of the National Palace in Zocalo Square after Mexico entered what the government calls “Phase 3” of the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mexico City, Mexico April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Gustavo Graf
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico registered a jump of more than 700 confirmed coronavirus cases on Tuesday, to reach a total of 9,501 cases, health ministry officials told reporters at a regular briefing.
Reported deaths from the highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the virus stand at 857, or 145 more than the previous day.
Reporting by David Alire Garcia; Editing by Daina Beth Solomon
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