Mexico‘s coronavirus outbreak rose by about 6,740 newly confirmed cases Friday for a second straight day, while 654 more deaths raised the country’s total to 29,843.The number of deaths is the sixth-highest highest in the world, and Mexico is just a few dozen from overtaking France for the fifth-highest death toll, though Mexico’s population is about double that of France.
Violence rises in Mexico as number of bodies found in north reaches 30 The continued increase in cases and deaths has stalled Mexico’s planned re-opening.
The northern border state of Nuevo Leon, home to the city of Monterrey, declared a weekend curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.Given the spike in cases in the United States, several Mexican border states announced they would.