Mexico sees largest 1-day coronavirus case rise, at 2,409

Mexico recorded its largest one-day rise so far in coronavirus cases Thursday, and health officials said the country is at “the most difficult” moment in the pandemic.

There were 2,409 new virus confirmations, the first time that number has exceeded 2,000 in one day. In percentage terms, at 6%, it was not the largest one-day percentage rise.

“We are at the moment of the fastest growth in new cases,” Assistant Health Secretary Hugo López-Gatell said, calling it “the peak moment.”

“This is the most difficult moment,” he . . .