Mexico City: 20,535 COVID-19 deaths, 2 times official toll

MEXICO CITY (AP) — An official said Wednesday that Mexico City suffered 20,535 ‘excess deaths’ attributable to COVID-19 between April and August, almost double the number reported in the official death toll of 11,318. The head of the city’s Digital Innovation Agency, David Merino, said there were 30,462 “excess deaths” in the city between April 1 and the end of August, about two-thirds of which were determined to be due to coronavirus. Excess…