Mexico City, May 18, 2020, SPA -- Mexico registered 49,219 cases of coronavirus on Sunday, with the country's death toll rising to 5,177, health authorities said, Reuters reported. Mexico has seen a slightly higher death rate from coronavirus than the global average so far due to the widespread presence of pre-existing medical conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity, experts say. --SPA 05:28 LOCAL TIME 02:28 GMT 0029 www.spa.gov.sa/w1332540