Mexico City, Dec. 14, 2021, SPA -- Mexico's health ministry on Monday reported 49 more fatalities from COVID-19, bringing the country's official death toll since the pandemic began to 296,721, Reuters reported. The health ministry has previously said the real number is likely significantly higher. --SPA 05:17 LOCAL TIME 02:17 GMT 0002 www.spa.gov.sa/w1664902