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The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that Mexico is in “bad shape” regarding the coronavirus, as infections and deaths rise, while the Mexican government predicts that the pandemic will likely continue to worsen until January.

The death toll from the Mexican coronavirus, the fourth highest in the world, is nearly 106,000. Confirmed cases exceed 1.1 million, although public health experts say the true figure is likely significantly higher.

“The number of increases in cases and deaths in Mexico is very worrying,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference in Geneva. Citing the increase in the number of weekly deaths from 2,000 the week of October 12 to about 4,000 by November 23, “This shows Mexico is in bad shape,” he said.

According to a report from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), at least seven of Mexico City’s 54 public hospitals treating Covid-19 patients are in full employment for coronavirus beds with respirators.

OCHA said another 14 health centers are at risk of being stretched, with Covid-19 beds exceeding 70%. He noted that the Mexican Ministry of Health reported that 63% of all general hospital beds for Covid-19 patients in the capital are occupied.
“When both the indicators, deaths and cases, increase, I think this is a very serious problem and we would like to ask Mexico to be very serious,” Tedros said.

Speaking later at an evening press conference, Mexico’s Deputy Health Minister, Hugo Lopez-Gatell, said he had “great respect” for Tedros and shouldn’t have to answer him.

Separately, Lopez-Gatell said the pandemic will most likely continue to worsen in Mexico through January.

Ever since Mexico began lifting its tougher lockdown restrictions in June, it has been reluctant to re-impose general measures because so many of the population living at the mouth is dependent on being able to go out every day and do business.

However, some states have increased restrictions to contain the pandemic in recent weeks.