https://s1.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20200527&t=2&i=1519979249&r=LYNXMPEG4Q00A&w=1280 — Paramedics transport the body of a man who died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before being transferred to a hospital, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Mexico registers 501 deaths from coronavirus in one day, biggest jump yet

27 May 2020, 00:22

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico registered 501 new deaths from the coronavirus on Tuesday, its biggest single-day increase in fatalities yet, as the jump in new cases also set a record.

The country’s totals now stand at 74,560 cases of coronavirus and 8,134 deaths, health authorities told a press conference.