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Mexico's new Covid-19 cases have hit a daily record above 60,000, official figures showed, as the hard-hit country faces a fourth wave of infections linked to the Omicron variant.
The health ministry reported 60,552 new coronavirus infections — the most yet for a 24-hour period — taking the total number since the pandemic began to nearly 4.5 million, according to AFP.
Mexico's official Covid-19 death toll — the fifth highest in the world — reached 302,112, up 323 from the previous day.
