Oxygen tanks in short supply in Mexico as Covid-19 death toll soars

Thefts of oxygen tanks are mounting

People wait their turn to fill their tanks with oxygen, in the Iztapalapa borough of Mexico City. Picture: Marco Ugarte/AP

Thefts of oxygen mounted as Mexico reported its highest daily death toll since the coronavirus pandemic began, with 1,584 deaths confirmed.

There was also a near-record one-day rise in new virus cases of 18,894.