Mexico is among the 10 countries with the highest COVID-19 death tolls

Global infections from the novel coronavirus have surpassed ten million as the pandemic played out unevenly across the planet, with China eager to declare a victory, Europe tentatively emerging from its shell, and deaths still rising in hotspots in Latin America.

The grim milestone is still only a fraction of the true number of infections from a virus that has claimed more than 514,697 lives in its whirl around the globe, according to official sources.

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And while many hard-hit European countries have significantly curbed the rise of cases, Latin America has been in the grip of an infection surge.

In this vein, Mexico overtook China’s COVID-19 death toll on May 15 as the Latin American country struggles to cope with soaring numbers of infections.

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On May 21, Mexico joined the 10 countries with the highest COVID-19 death tolls, according to the John Hopkins coronavirus tally .

As of July 4 , the United States has registered 129,654 fatalities, followed by Brazil with 63,174, and the United Kingdom with 44,283 COVID-19 related deaths.

Meanwhile, Italy has 34,854 COVID-19 related deaths to date while Mexico has 30,366 fatalities.

has 29,896 fatalities, followed by Spain with 28,385 COVID-19 related deaths, India with 18,655 deaths, Iran with 11,408, and Peru with 10,412.

In spite of the projections, Mexico’s lockdown will be partially lifted between May 17 and June 1 depending on how the pandemic has affected each municipality, although elders and other vulnerable groups from all over the country are urged to stay home.

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