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Mexico’s coronavirus deaths surpass 50,000
MEXICO CITY, Aug 7, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Mexico’s coronavirus death toll surged past 50,000 on Thursday, the government said, just days after becoming the third-highest in the world.
The health ministry announced 819 more deaths in its daily update, taking the total to 50,517 since the the Latin American country’s first case was detected in February.
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