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2.11am GMT
Panama registered a record 2,806 new cases of coronavirus infections on Saturday, taking the total number in the Central American country to 190,585, while deaths climbed by 22 to 3,331 overall, the health ministry said in a statement.
The record surpassed a previous high of 2,447 new cases reported by the Panamanian government earlier this month.
1.58am GMT
Mexico’s health ministry on Saturday reported 12,057 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 685 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 1,241,436 cases and 113,704 deaths.
The government says the real number of infected people is likely significantly higher than the confirmed cases.
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