Governor of the Mexican state of Tabasco Adan Augusto Lopez Hernandez has stated that he has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Tabasco is the home state of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
Buenos días, les informo que el día de ayer me practiqué la prueba del COVID19 y me acaban de notificar que el resultado es positivo. A partir de este momento estaré en casa en cuarentena y observación. Desde aquí seguiremos trabajando para que Tabasco pueda superar esta crisis
— Adán Augusto López H (@adan_augusto) March 29, 2020
According to the Johns Hopkins University count, there are currently 848 confirmed coronavirus cases in Mexico and 16 deaths from the disease.
On a global scale, the number of COVID-19 cases has surpassed 685,000, with over 32,100 deaths and over 145,000 recoveries, according to Johns Hopkins University, which tracks official statistics from countries around the world.
