Experts pointed out that the deaths could be higher than those recorded by the National Population Registry, which keeps a count based on death certificates.
According to this count, deaths associated with the virus totaled 451,864 as of December 2021, about 50% higher than the Health count.
Mexico is the fifth country that registers the most deaths in absolute numbers, but its mortality rate per million inhabitants is the twenty-sixth in the world, according to AFP calculations.
This country is also one of the least tested in the world with an average of 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitants, according to a follow-up by the University of Oxford.
However, since Thursday at least 65 flights in Mexico have been canceled after it was confirmed that 87 pilots tested positive for coronavirus, while dozens of crew members remain isolated awaiting an analysis.
In the Mexican Congress, the permanent commission, which meets while the Legislature is in recess, had to suspend its sessions as the contagion between senators and deputies multiplied.
The professional soccer tournament, which starts this weekend, had two games rescheduled due to positive cases between players.
In the midst of the rebound in the pandemic, the state Federal Commission for the Protection against Health Risks yesterday approved the emergency use of molnupiravir, from the US laboratory Merck, to treat infected patients at risk of serious complications from Covid-19.
Infections, which remained down for several weeks, rebounded since the end of 2021 after the first case of Ómicron was detected in a South African citizen residing in Mexico who was returning from visiting his country.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador acknowledged last week the rebound in the pandemic, but refused to put confinement measures because hospitalizations and deaths remain stable.
Source From: Ambito
David William is a talented author who has made a name for himself in the world of writing. He is a professional author who writes on a wide range of topics, from general interest to opinion news. David is currently working as a writer at 24 hours worlds where he brings his unique perspective and in-depth research to his articles, making them both informative and engaging.
