Confirmed active patients of Covid-19 in the Mexico City reached today the number of 9,874 people, which represents the highest level in the records of the official figures only followed yesterday Monday.
The number has grown significantly since last October 14 and reached maximum levels since the pandemic began, indicate official data from the City government.
Too the number of hospitalized patients has increased and with this, the number of available beds lowered, although without reaching the occupancy rates for the months of May, June and July. What they do already exceed are the closing figures for September and very close to August 31.
In his report tonight, the Health Secretary of the government of Mexico City announced in 9,874 people the number of active confirmed current with the disease of Covid-19. With respect to October 20 it represents a growth of 715 cases.
On Wednesday October 14, the daily growth of cases was 1,070. These are the two largest variations in a single day and for the first time, yesterday and today, more than 9 thousand confirmed active patients.
In the last seven days active patients confirmed in the Mexico City have stayed above 8,100 cases which had not happened since the pandemic began.
The outlook for the next few days is higher growth, since the number of suspects in the official figures of the city government also has a recent acceleration and reached a maximum of 51 on October 21 1,042 suspected cases.
Hospitalized for Covid-19 in Mexico City, intubated and not intubated
The greater number of confirmed active patients is reflected in the number of hospitalized patients, which is one of the main indicators to establish the color of epidemiological traffic lights and the consequent freedoms or restrictions in economic and social activities.
Always with figures from the daily report of the Health Secretary of the City government, until Monday, October 19, the number of hospitalized by Covid-19 in Mexico City it was 2,775 patients, 187 more than on September 30.
The total number of non-intubated was 2,079 and the intubated 696. The head of government of the City, Claudia Sheinbaum reported this Monday, October 19 that “it is very important that we continue to take care of ourselves” because in recent days The number of hospitalizations for Covid-19 has grown.
He even alerted, if necessary, the following Friday they would be announced new measures for prevention and containment of activities.
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Beds in use and available in Mexico City for Covid-19 care by health institution
The figures of the Health Secretary of the capital government indicate that until Monday, October 19 there were 2,069 beds in use in hospitals in Mexico City (42.1 percent of the total) and 2,845 beds available (57.9 percent of the total).
Of that total beds available for care Covid-19 in Mexico City on Monday, October 19, 943 were available at the IMSS, 541 at the SSA, 421 at Sedena, 291 at Sedesa, 276 at the ISSSTE, 213 beds available in private hospitals, 106 at Pemex hospitals and 54 in hospitals of the Ministry of the Navy.
To compare the supply and availability of beds with previous months in the care of patients Covid-19 in Mexico City, on May 30, the record was 1,266 available beds (27 percent of the total); on June 30, 1,778 available (38 percent of the total); on July 31, 2,459 available (50 percent of the total); on August 31, 2,714 available (55 percent of the total); and on September 3, 3,000 available (61 percent of the total).
The number of beds available For the next few days it will depend on how many of the new active patients require hospitalization, not only in Mexico City, but also on those who require care from other entities, mainly from the State of Mexico.
Yesterday’s report from the City government indicates that of the patients with Covid-19 in hospitals in Mexico City 30 percent of hospitalizations correspond to foreign patients; 29 percent to the State of Mexico and one percent to other entities.
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Higher and growing number of deaths in October
The figures from the capital government indicate until yesterday, October 20, a cumulative total of 14,480 deaths in Mexico City registered by Covid-19.
The above represents 2 thousand 359 more than the 12 thousand 121 registered until September 30 and an acceleration in its growth rate since last July.
Junio was the month with the most deaths by Covid-19 in Mexico City with a total of 4 thousand 21 registrations; in July it dropped to 2,278; August to 1 612 and September to 1 589. Without finishing the month yet October has 2 thousand 359 deaths from Covid-19 in Mexico City.
Information with data from the Daily Report on Covid-19 of the Ministry of Health of the government of Mexico City.
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