Mexico is struggling to keep an accurate death toll from the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.<br />Mexican funeral homes and crematoriums are also struggling to keep up with the workload.<br />Reuters reports an analysis of reports from Mexico City funeral homes indicate the real toll is roughly 2.5 times the government's official COVID-19 death tally.<br />According to Reuters, officially, 1,108 people had died from the coronavirus in Mexico City by Monday.<br />Iztapalapa is the epicenter of Mexico City’s outbreak.<br />Izaz Cremaciones crematorium cremated 239 bodies in the first 11 days of May, compared with the 188 bodies it cremated during the whole of May last year.<br />The company has introduced 24-hour shifts to operate its two crematorium ovens.
