Mexico reported 2,809 new COVID-19 cases and 206 additional deaths on Friday, bringing total cases to 2,429,631 and the death toll to 228,568, the Health Ministry said, reported Reuters.

Meanwhile, Latin America’s largest country, Brazil, registered 1,454 COVID-19 deaths on Friday and 37,936 new cases, bringing total death toll to 470,842 and 16.84 million COVID-19 cases.