Visitors and residents of Costa Rica should not let their guard down regarding adulterated alcohol. Two more deaths from methanol poisoning were reported this week by the Costa Rican Ministry of Health.

The two latest deaths occurred in Santa Bárbara de Heredia and Santa Cruz de Guanacaste. The death total is now 25. At least 59 patients have required hospital treatment for methanol poisoning.

In their campaign to stamp out the methanol-tainted liquor, Costa Rica authorities have seized more than 55,000 containers.

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