The COVID-19 pandemic had caused too much devastation in Mexico that seemed like it was being hit by a strong storm for months and the greatest blow is taken not by a land area but the country's economy and its health care system. Also, funeral homes in Mexico had seen a surge in customers as the coronavirus pandemic continue to cause havoc in the country, according to an article. 

Based on the report, a funeral home shared how the total number of calls they are getting for their services had spiked compared to their usual number of customers from the previous year. 

It was mentioned that there may be an undercounting of the total deaths from the novel coronavirus. It means that the official total deaths reported to the public may be as to the real number. Additionally, an article states that there were some mayors, hospitals, and other parties responsible for COVID-19-related deaths who have noticed that their reports of coronavirus fatalities were not being reflected immediately on official counts. 

Another reason is that the accuracy of the total deaths reported in the country may be due to its low number of testing conducted among the people, according to an article. 

Based on the article, the deputy health minister and the head of Mexico's coronavirus response, Hugo Lopez-Gatell, stated that the possible seen cause of the inaccuracy of the official reported deaths from the coronavirus is the late arrival of patients to hospitals for testing for the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. 

Additionally, the article states that the national government explains that the difference from the real count of COVID-19 deaths and the reported numbers in the country are caused by the late certification of deaths and the slow release of the information of these patients from hospitals. 

There is still uncertainty on which circumstances had caused such disparity in the COVID-19 deaths in Mexico. 

No Wakes For COVID-19 Related Deaths

People who died from COVID-19 in Mexico City were not permitted to have a traditional wake ceremony, according to an article. The article states that this was the order given by the government to funeral homes. 

Based on an article, not permitting the families of the people who died from the coronavirus had led to heartbreaks. 

There was a recent article that told the story of a family that was not permitted to give their head of their family who died from COVID-19 a traditional funeral ceremony where all of their family members, extended family, and friends would have attended. Instead, the family welcomed only a few family members and a few people to a simple ceremony. 

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COVID-19 Cases in Mexico

Based on a coronavirus tracker, there is a total of 56,594 coronavirus cases in Mexico where 38,876 were able to declare victory in battling the deadly illness. However, 6,090 individuals had lost their lives from the disease.