Mexico has posted its second straight day of more than 20,000 coronavirus cases, suggesting a surge in a country already struggling in many areas with overflowing hospitals.

There were 20,523 newly confirmed cases after 21,366 infections were reported a day earlier. That was about double the daily rate of increase just a week ago.

According to AP, the country also recorded 1,219 more deaths, a near-record. Mexico has now seen almost 1.63 million total infections and has registered over 140,000 deaths so far in the pandemic.

The country's extremely low testing rate means that is an undercount, and official estimates suggest the real death toll is closer to 195,000.