Mexico’s deputy health minister said the government had ordered 1.1 million additional death certificates be printed as several parts of the country ran out and COVID-19 cases continue to soar.
Mexico has registered over 66,000 coronavirus-related fatalities, putting it fourth in terms of COVID-19 deaths behind the U.S., Brazil and India.
The World Health Organization has also said Mexico’s cases and deaths are probably “under-recognized” due to limited testing.
Despite this scenario, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has said the government’s strategy to tackle the coronavirus was “very good.”
Mexico Runs Out of Death Certificates After Rush of COVID-19 Cases
