MEXICO CITY, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Mexico reported 11,228 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the national total to 1,267,202, according to the health ministry.

Meanwhile, the country's death toll from the virus increased by 801 to 115,099.

Mexico ranks fourth among Latin American countries in terms of documented COVID-19 cases, following Brazil, Argentina and Colombia.

The country has the world's fourth highest COVID-19 death toll, after the United States, Brazil and India.