(Updates with record)
MEXICO CITY, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Mexico on Wednesday posted a record 44,187 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing its total number of infections to 4,214,253, Health Ministry data showed.
The previous record was set on Tuesday, when 33,626 new infections were recorded.
Mexico also reported 190 confirmed COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, according to Health Ministry data, bringing the official death toll since the coronavirus pandemic began to 300,764. (Reporting by Adriana Barrera Writing by Drazen Jorgic Editing by Leslie Adler)
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