Mexico City, June 20 (RHC)-- Authorities in Mexico City have delayed a planned reopening of the economy as new confirmed cases and deaths reported nationwide continued at near-record levels.
Claudia Sheinbaum, mayor of the 11 million strong city, said hospital occupancy and case numbers had not decreased to the point where reopening malls and street markets would be possible. The city has about 70 percent of its hospital beds occupied.
Mexico's Health Department reported 5,030 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 647 more deaths, both numbers down just slightly from Thursday. Total cases now stand at 170,485, with 20,394 fatalities.
