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The number of cases of new coronavirus infection in Mexico exceeded 165 thousand, including nearly 20 thousand deaths, said the head of epidemiology, Ministry of health of the country Jose Luis Alamia.

"the Increase in cases COVID-19 today amounted to 3.5%, the 5662 is a person registered per day on the platform (Ministry of health – ed.)," he said at a press conference, the broadcast of which is in the Twitter Department.

Daily gains of confirmed infections has again updated the maximum value, however, the cases registered in the last 10 days. The total number of diseases COVID-19 beginning of the epidemic in Mexico has reached 165 455, it includes 19 747 deaths (+667 per day). Sick at the moment 23 528 people, the largest number – 4141 – Mexico city and Mexico state – 2655. Authorities are studying 59 778 suspected cases of lethal diseases and 1868.

This week the Ministry of health changed the signal epidemiological threats for the 16 States in the North, South-East and Central part of the country with red indicator (maximum risk) to orange (high).

In these States weakened the restrictions associated with attending public places. Restaurants and beauty salons are allowed to receive visitors with half load of the room. Cinemas, churches and shopping centers can take 25% of visitors.

World health organization March 11 announced the outbreak of a new coronavirus infection COVID-19 pandemic. According to the latest who data, the world revealed more than 8.2 million cases of infection, more than 445 thousand people died.

Recent data on the situation of COVID-19 in Russia and the world presented on the portal stopmanager.of the Russian Federation.