Photos: Mexico records world’s 4th highest Covid-19 deaths

Mexico on July 13 recorded 276 deaths from the coronavirus, taking its pandemic induced death toll past Italy’s tally of 34,967 deaths so far. The Latin American country is now at 35,491 deaths from 304,435 confirmed cases. However, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in his public address on July 13 took an optimistic stance on Mexico’s fight with the pandemic and blamed media for causing alarm amid the citizens.

Updated on: Jul 14, 2020 4:02 PM IST

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People walk near Zocalo Square during the gradual reopening of commercial activities in the city, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Mexico City, Mexico on July 13. According to Worldometer’s statistics, Mexico has reported 35,491 deaths from 304,435 confirmed cases; surpassing Italy’s 34,967 deaths from coronavirus so far. (Henry Romero / REUTERS)

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Deputy Health Secretary Hugo Lopez-Gatell speaks during a press conference about the new coronavirus at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City on July 13. Mexico has surpassed 35,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths and received rare critique from the World Health Organization. (Marco Ugarte / AP)

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Medical staff holds banners during a protest outside the Family Medicine Unit of the Instituto Mexicano de Seguridad Social (IMSS) medical clinic in San Luis Potosi on July 13. However, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said in a public address on July 12 that the pandemic was “losing intensity” in Mexico and blamed what he called “conservative media” for causing alarm, reported Reuters. (Mauricio Palos / Bloomberg)

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A municipal worker cleans and disinfects a sidewalk in Tepito on July 12. Mexican Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell, the coronavirus czar, has continually walked back forecasts about when the crisis would peak, and has said the death toll and infection tally are likely higher than reported figures, HT reported, citing Reuters. (Claudio Cruz / AFP)

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A worker offering tours walks on a beach in Acapulco on July 10. According to a Retuers report, the government has faced criticism for reopening its economy too soon since the pandemic is showing few signs of easing in Mexico. (Luis Antonio Rojas / Bloomberg)

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People wearing protective masks stand in line to enter the Family Medicine Unit of the Instituto Mexicano de Seguridad Social (IMSS) medical clinic in San Luis Potosi on July 13. Former Health Minister Salomon Chertorivski, told Reuters on Thursday that Mexico might need to impose a new lockdown as the government had reopened the economy before meeting globally established criteria for doing so. (Mauricio Palos / Bloomberg)

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A health worker collects a swab sample from a man to get him tested for COVID-19 in Nezahualcoyotl on July 13. Mexico became the fourth country with the most number of coronavirus deaths in the world after the past week saw a record daily numbers of new infections in the country. (Pedro Pardo / AFP)

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Mexican Mariachi musicians play during a ceremony to mourns 105 Mexican locals that died from COVID-19 complications in the United States, in Puebla, Mexico on July 13. (Fernando Llano / AP)