Mexico Becomes Fifth-hardest Hit Country In Pandemic, Surpassing France
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published July 05, 2020 | 08:40 AM
Mexico City, July 5 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 5th Jul, 2020 ) :Mexico's death toll from the new coronavirus rose to 30,366 Saturday, propelling it past France to become the country with the fifth-highest number of fatalities in the global pandemic, according to the health ministry.
"As of today, 30,366 people who had tested positive for COVID-19 in the laboratory have died," Jose Luis Alomia, national director of the Department of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health, told a press conference.
The US remains the hardest-hit country in the world, followed by Brazil, Britain and Italy, according to an AFP tally of official figures.
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