Mexico City, Dec. 17, 2021, SPA -- Mexico's health ministry on Thursday reported 169 more fatalities from COVID-19, bringing the country's official death toll since the pandemic began to 297,356, Reuters reported. The health ministry has previously said the real number is likely significantly higher. --SPA 12:09 LOCAL TIME 09:09 GMT 0012 www.spa.gov.sa/w1666553