A man waits to take the temperature of customers at the entrance of his shop in Guadalajara, Jalisco State, on June 1, 2020 after Mexico began gradually reopening its economy after more than two months of shutdown because of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. – With almost 10,000 COVID-19 deaths and more than 90,000 confirmed cases, Mexico is second only to Brazil in Latin America for the number of fatalities and fourth in the region in terms of infections. (Photo by Ulises RUIZ / AFP)
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexico’s tally of confirmed COVID-19 deaths passed 10,000 on Monday, the health secretary said.
News of the updated toll — now 10,167 — came as Mexico announced it was gradually reopening its economy by reactivating its automotive, mining and construction sectors.