MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – The previous official death toll stood at 525 people.
The prosecutor general added that over 4,000 have been wounded in the quake, and around 100 remained missing.
A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck close to the town of Pedernales on Saturday, with the death toll climbing on a daily basis ever since.
The earthquake caused damage to at least 805 buildings.
