Mexico’s health ministry has reported 9,187 additional cases of the novel coronavirus, only the third time it has recorded more than 9,000 new infections in a single day.

According to Reuters, the total number of cases rose to 1,041,875, while 303 more deaths brought the toll to 101,676.

Mexico broke records in October with a daily jump of 28,115 cases, a figure officials said incorporated cases dating back months due to a new methodology.

Its prior record, in August, reached 9,556 new infections.

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