Mexico City, Jan 01, 2022, SPA -- Mexico's health ministry on Friday reported 143 more confirmed fatalities from COVID-19, bringing the official death toll in the country since the pandemic began to 299,428, Reuters reported. The ministry also reported 10,037 new cases, bringing the total to 3,979,723. --SPA 13:03 LOCAL TIME 10:03 GMT 0007 www.spa.gov.sa/w1672421