translated from Spanish: Mexico adds up to 418 more COVID-19 deaths and reaches 88,312 deaths

Health authorities recorded 418 more deaths from COVID-19 coronavirus, for a total of 88,312 confirmed deaths from the disease.
They also confirmed 6,604 more cases, so 880,775 people in the country have contracted the disease since the onset of the epidemic.
However, authorities estimate that 51,532 people (5% of total cases) are active cases for developing symptoms in the last 14 days.
In addition, the percentage of positivity (the probability of having COVID-19 in suspected cases) increased to 42% between week 40 and 41.
According to official estimates, presented at a press conference, confirmed cases increased by 9% in the same period, while deaths decreased by 6%.
So far, there are 10 thousand 416 suspected deaths of COVID-19 which are not laboratory sampled for processing; in 4,029 there is sample, but a result cannot be obtained, because it did not reach a laboratory or was rejected.
In 490 deaths there is a chance of getting a result.
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Original source in Spanish