TOPSHOT - A health worker looks on during a door-to-door visit to carry out COVID-19 tests in Mexico City, on June 16, 2020, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by PEDRO PARDO / AFP) (Photo by PEDRO PARDO/AFP via Getty Images)
Mexico is closing in on 20,000 deaths from coronavirus, according to its health ministry Wednesday.
The ministry reported 770 new deaths from the virus, bringing the country’s death toll to 19,080.
Mexico also recorded 4,930 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 159,793.