A worker disinfects a market which prepares to reopen amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Mexico City, Mexico, on May 23, 2020. (Photo by Alejandro Ayala/Xinhua)

 Up to 3,377 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Mexico over the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 81,400, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.

Meanwhile, 447 more deaths have been recorded in the country, taking the death toll to 9,044, it said.

On April 16, the Mexican government extended a nationwide lockdown until May 30 to halt the spread of the disease.

Last week, the government announced it will ease restrictions in three stages starting Monday to reopen the economy.