Riyadh, Dec. 24, 2021, SPA -- Mexico's health ministry reported 149 new confirmed deaths from COVID-19, according to data released on Thursday, bringing the official death toll since the pandemic began to 298,508, Reuters has reported. Reuters report, monitored here today, said the Mexican ministry has previously said the real number of victims of the coronavirus pandemic is likely significantly higher. --SPA 14:57 LOCAL TIME 11:57 GMT 0008 www.spa.gov.sa/w1669469