Mexico passes 100,000 COVID-19 deaths

Mexico has recorded more than 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, the fourth country to pass the sombre milestone.

The news comes just days after the world’s largest Spanish-speaking country reported more than one million infections.

Government officials have acknowledged that the true toll from the pandemic is likely higher.

Only the US, Brazil and India have recorded more deaths than Mexico, which has a population of roughly 125 million. Its mortality rate of 9.8 percent is one of the highest in the