Mexico's confirmed coronavirus death toll rises to 165,786

Mexico: coronavirus death toll rises to 165,786

Mexico's health ministry on Saturday reported 1,496 new confirmed deaths from COVID-19, bringing the country's total to 165,786. (Reporting by Noe Torres; Writing by Drazen Jorgic; Editing by Dan Grebler)

Pews blocked off with caution tape for social distancing at a church in Puebla, Puebla state, Mexico, on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. Mexico's Covid-19 deaths rose by 433 to 159,533, according to data released by the Health Ministry Tuesday night. Photographer: Koral Carballo/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)