Mexico's death toll from the coronavirus pandemic is poised to overtake Italy's and shoot above 35,000, with the Latin American nation set to post the world's fourth highest deaths total, according to Reuters data.
While Italy appears to have tamed the virus, the pandemic is showing no signs of slowing down in Mexico, where the government has faced criticism for reopening its economy too soon.
Mexican authorities have gradually raised the projections of total fatalities and as recently as June forecast up to 35,000 deaths through October. In early May, the estimate was 6,000.
